# NTSB CEN13CA277: Cessna 140, N1752V, Groesbeck, TX, May 11, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 11, 2013, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Groesbeck, TX - Coordinates: 31.519561, -96.53038 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5196&lon=-96.5304&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Dallas FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86895 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA277 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86895/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86895 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA277 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff. ## 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) - [Info processing/decision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: 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) - [Post-impact: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he departed from a grass runway with a tailwind of about 8 knots. After the airplane became airborne about midfield, he was unsure of the climb performance so he decided to abort the takeoff. During the landing, the pilot did not maintain control of the airplane, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the engine mount, lower fuselage, one wing and the vertical fin and rudder. The pilot also reported that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. He added that the four-point shoulder harness saved him from injury. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was taking off on the grass runway with a tailwind of about 8 knots. After the airplane became airborne about midfield he had a question on climb performance and decided to abort the takeoff. During the abort, control was lost and the airplane flipped inverted resulting in substantial damage to the engine mount, lower fuselage, one wing and the vertical fin and rudder. He credited the four-point shoulder harness installation with saving him from injury. The pilot also reported that there was no preimpact malfunction or failure. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1752V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1752V-2013-08-29), registration cancelled 2013-08-29, S/N 14081, built 1947 (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: 14081 - Airframe hours: 4292 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 2013, 7 hours before - Departed: NONE, Groesbeck, TX - Destination: 0TE4, Hilltop Lakes, TX - Airport: NONE, Fort Parker Flying Field, runway 17, 2,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 14, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 4,962 total, 133 in this make and model, 4,811 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20130511007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130511007039A), May 11, 2013: Cessna 140, Groesback, TX, Substantial damage. On 11 may 2013 at or around 1150 CST a Cessna CE-140 serial number 14081 registered as N1752V crashed on takeoff from Old Fort Parker Flying Field, groesbeck… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 14, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86895. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392521&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. 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