- Date
- May 22, 1974
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2020NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740522013219A
- Case key
- 125902
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1163 74/5/22 AMARILLO,TEX CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1835 N2020N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMARILLO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R WING STRUCK GRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2020N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tradewind
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2020N · 1
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