- Date
- July 27, 2006, 19:00 local (Jul 28, 2006, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cunningham, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N89669Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20060727014259A
- Case key
- 64220
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. A contributing factor was the mud.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he "did not feel [he] was gaining the speed [he] needed for rotation" and aborted the takeoff roll. The airplane drifted to the right and the right main landing gear "got into the mud on the right side of the runway." The airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report form submitted by the pilot, he "did not feel [he] was gaining the speed [he] needed for rotation" and aborted the takeoff. The airplane drifted to the right and the right main landing gear "got into the mud on the right side of the runway" and the airplane nosed over. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane, the right wing was bent up 45 degrees, 3 feet inboard from the tip. The fuselage was wrinkled behind the cabin door and the vertical stabilizer was bent 45 degrees at the fuselage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89669
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8717
- Airframe hours
- 2,662
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2005
- Departed
- Cunningham, KS
- Destination
- Cunningham, KS
- Airport
- N/A · Private Strip, runway 18, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 60 in this make and model · 760 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Observed at
- P28
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.