- Date
- April 19, 1999, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9462ACessna 140A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990419003839A
- Case key
- 46126
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain/landing area for a short field landing, and his delay in executing a go-around.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight instructor was demonstrating a short field landing onto the grass airstrip. During the landing roll, the flight instructor realized that a safe roll out was not possible. The flight instructor attempted a go-around with full flaps extended. During the go-around attempt, the airplane collided with a grassy hill on the runway and nosed over. The flight instructor reported no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On April 19, 1999, at 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140A, N9462A, nosed over during an attempted landing on a short grass strip near Dallas, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated by the pilot under the provision of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor and the dual student were not injured. The flight departed Rome, Georgia, at 0945.
The flight instructor was demonstrating a short field landing onto the grass airstrip. During the landing roll, the flight instructor realized that a safe roll out was not possible. The flight instructor initially attempted a go-around with full flaps extended. When the airplane did not become airborne during the go-around attempt, it collided with a grassy rise on the runway and nosed over.
Examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the right wing, left wing and main landing gear. Also there was propeller damage, windshield damage, vertical fin damage and wheel pants damage. The flight instructor reported no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9462A
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 95 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Carter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1999 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- RMG · Rome, GA
- Airport
- PVT · Pine Wood, runway 10, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,704 total · 22 in this make and model · 3,605 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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