# NTSB CHI01LA210: Cessna 140, N2005V, Spearfish, SD, July 14, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 13, 2001, 20:06 local (Jul 14, 2001, 02:06 UTC) - Place: Spearfish, SD - Coordinates: 44.479225, -103.839736 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4792&lon=-103.8397&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 52728 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA210 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52728/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA210 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his lack of experience in the make and model of the accident airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on on the grass airstrip. The pilot reported that he departed the airport and made a left hand traffic pattern to land on runway 08. He reported he was going to make a full stop landing using rudder control on the grass runway. He continued to report, "Airplane started going to right. Used small corrections left rudder. Did not change made more corrections, Airplane was leaving right side of runway. The I believe I pushed on both rudders and brakes. Airplane turned sharp right hand 90 [degree] turn. Broke left, slammed left wing into ground." A witness to the accident reported, "The plane touched down, bounced up a little and then touched down again and started veering to the right. The right wheel broke off and the plane tipped over on the left wing." The student pilot reported a total of 52 hours of flight time, 14 of which were in the accident make and model of airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 13, 2001, at 2006 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 140, N2005V, collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 08 (3,975 feet by 100 feet, grass) at the Black Hills-Ice Airport, Spearfish, South Dakota. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated at Spearfish, South Dakota, at 2000. The pilot reported that he departed the airport and made a left hand traffic pattern to land on runway 08. He reported he was going to make a full stop landing using rudder control on the grass runway. He continued to report, "Airplane started going to right. Used small corrections left rudder. Did not change made more corrections, Airplane was leaving right side of runway. The I believe I pushed on both rudders and brakes. Airplane turned sharp right hand 90 [degree] turn. Broke left, slammed left wing into ground." A witness to the accident reported, "The plane touched down, bounced up a little and then touched down again and started veering to the right. The right wheel broke off and the plane tipped over on the left wing." On the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report form completed by the pilot, he indicated that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction of the airplane. The student pilot reported a total of 52 hours of flight time, 14 of which were in the accident make and model of airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2005V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2005V-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 14216, 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: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14216 - Airframe hours: 4777 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C1 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald L. Lamb - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 16, 2000, 21 hours before - Departed: SPF, Spearfish, SD - Destination: SPF, Spearfish, SD - Airport: SPF, Black Hills-Ice, runway 080, 3,975 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 52 total, 14 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 6 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: RCA, 36 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 20010713015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713015889A), Jul 13, 2001: Cessna 140, Spearfish, SD, No damage. (-23) At 7:55 pm on 07-13-01 pilot donald lamb took off from spf airport in N2005V, CE-140 aircraft, to practice "touch and goes." Upon landing on grass runway… From the NTSB's public API. 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