# NTSB CEN10CA387: Cessna 140, N72609, Franklin, IN, July 10, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 10, 2010, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Franklin, IN - Coordinates: 39.505001, -86.029998 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5050&lon=-86.0300&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 11, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 76592 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA387 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76592/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76592 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA387 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper touchdown point and excessive braking, which resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 46 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 49 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, as he was landing, "the airplane would not touchdown as quickly as normal" and he missed his intended landing point. The pilot determined that there was still sufficient runway to continue the landing. The airplane touched down approximately halfway down the runway. The pilot applied the brakes in order to not overrun the runway and the airplane nosed over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, while attempting to land on runway 18 (1,650 feet long by 75 feet wide) at a private grass airstrip, the airplane "was not settling in as quickly as normal" and the pilot missed his intended touchdown point. The pilot determined there was still sufficient runway to continue the landing. The airplane touched down approximately halfway down the runway. The pilot applied the brakes in order to not overrun the runway, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed the vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N72609](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72609), registered now, S/N 9785 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 9785 - Airframe hours: 6547 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2009 - Departed: GEZ, Shelbyville, IN - Destination: 63II, Franklin, IN - Airport: 63II, Woods Field Airport, runway 18, 1,650 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 3, 2009; seat: front; flight hours: 100 total, 76 in this make and model, 34 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100710039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100710039469A), Jul 10, 2010: Cessna 140, Franklin, IN, Substantial damage. On July 10, 2010, at 1645 EDT a Cessna, C140, N72609 owned by [privacy data omitted] and operated by [privacy data omitted], landed long at a private grass… ## Other investigations on N72609 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA70FKG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKG48), Jun 30, 1970: Cessna 140 (N72609), Soperton, GA, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 8, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76592. 1.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40337447&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.