- Date
- October 3, 1996, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Allegan, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5393CCessna 140A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19961003030849A
- Case key
- 10470
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated the airplane bounced slightly during the landing on runway 10. The airplane then ground looped and came to rest inverted off the north side of the runway. The pilot reported local winds were from the north at 6 knots.
Factual narrative
On October 3, 1996, at 1410 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140A, N5393C, operated by a private pilot nosed over while landing on runway 10 (3,496'x75') at the Padgham Airport, Allegan, Michigan. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Coldwater, Michigan, at 1330 edt.
The pilot stated that the airplane bounced "slightly" during the landing, ground looped and nosed over.
The accident site was viewed by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who reported the airplane came to rest inverted just off the north side of the runway near the intersection of the sod and paved runways. The airplane came to rest on a heading of approximately 230 degrees.
The pilot reported that the local winds were from the north at 6 knots. Winds reported at Kalamazoo, Michigan, 15 miles south- southeast of the accident site were reported as 080 degrees at 8 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5393C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15526
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Butler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1996 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- D96 · Coldwater, MI
- Destination
- D96
- Airport
- 35D · Padgham Field, runway 10, 3,498 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 306 total · 146 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 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.