# NTSB CHI00LA199: Cessna 140, N76427, St. Francis, MN, July 13, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 2000, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: St. Francis, MN
- Coordinates: 45.389869, -93.379264 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3899&lon=-93.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49741/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA199

## Probable cause

the pilot selected to land in a field that was unsuitable for landing.  A factor was the soft field.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported, 'I landed in a agricultural field next to my house.  Near the end of my roll out a wheel sunk into a soft spot. I was unable to keep the tail down and the aircraft flipped on to it[s] back.'

## Factual narrative

On July 13, 2000, at 1630 central daylight time, a Cessna 140, N76427, operated by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a loss of control and subsequent nose over following a landing in an agricultural field near St. Francis, Minnesota.  The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot reported no injures.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The flight departed the Cambridge Municipal Airport, Cambridge, Minnesota, at exact time unknown.

The pilot reported, "I landed in a agricultural field next to my house.  Near the end of my roll out a wheel sunk into a soft spot. I was unable to keep the tail down and the aircraft flipped on to it[s] back."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76427](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76427), registered now, S/N 10853 (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: 10853
- Airframe hours: 3193
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald J Ward
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 2000, 10 hours before
- Departed: CBG, CAMBRIDGE, MN
- Destination: PVT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 544 total, 443 in this make and model, 544 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CBG, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000713010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713010779A), Jul 13, 2000: Cessna 140, St Francis, MN, No damage. (-23) Lost control on landing. A/c flipped over on back.

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.

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