# NTSB CHI03LA206: Cessna 140, N2180V, Sullivan, WI, July 13, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 13, 2003, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Sullivan, WI - Coordinates: 43.007221, -88.601943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0072&lon=-88.6019&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Milwaukee FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57471 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57471/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA206 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing ## Analysis The airplane nosed over after veering off the runway during landing. The pilot reported he observed a 25 to 30 degree, 8 knot crosswind while on downwind. The pilot stated he corrected for the crosswind with left aileron, but the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot noted that when he applied right rudder and aileron to correct for the drift the wheels began to squeal. The pilot reported the airplane turned to the left as it slowed down and the right wing tip struck the runway. The right main landing gear wheel dug into the sod and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On July 13, 2003, at 1430 central daylight time, a Cessna 140, N2180V, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing after it veered off runway 24 (4,548 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) at the McDermott Air Park (31WI), Sullivan, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed East Troy Municipal Airport, East Troy, Wisconsin, at 1330. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot recalled that as he was on downwind there was about a 25 to 30 degree crosswind with an estimated wind speed of 8 knots. The pilot reported he used left aileron to keep the airplane on the centerline during approach, but the airplane began drifting to the left. The pilot stated he corrected for the drift with right aileron and right rudder during touch down. The pilot indicated he held the right aileron and rudder correction during the landing roll and the wheels started "squealing." The pilot reported the airplane began to turn to the left as it slowed down. The pilot stated the right wing tip struck the runway surface, the right main landing gear wheel dug into the sod, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or defects prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2180V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2180V), registered now, S/N 14409, built 1948 (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: 14409 - Airframe hours: 1945 - Engines: Continental C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 8, 2002, 35 hours before - Departed: 57C, East Troy, WI - Destination: 31WI, Sullivan, WI - Airport: 31WI, McDermott Air Park, runway 24, 4,548 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 12, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 343 total, 31 in this make and model, 248 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 36 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: RYV, 11 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 20030713019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713019849A), Jul 13, 2003: Cessna 140, Bowler, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing runway 24 at mc dermott airport, sullivan, WI the aircraft encountered a cross wind from the left at touchdown. While attempting to… 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.