- Date
- February 17, 1988, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Orange, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2300NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880217063969A
- Case key
- 11396
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, during the landing roll the acft drifted to the right and before he could take corrective action the acft ground looped. He had 3 hrs of total time in this make/model acft. The plt rptd he was late applying corrective rudder forces. He reported no malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2300N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12540
- Airframe hours
- 3,940
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kim Barnett
- Registered owner
- G.R. Matson & D.L. Maitland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- W93 · Orange, VA
- Airport
- W93 · Orange County, runway 7, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 3 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHO, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2300N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.