# NTSB FTW84LA117: Cessna 120, N3014N, Jayton, TX, January 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 12, 1984, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Jayton, TX
- Coordinates: 33.250289, -100.569969 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2503&lon=-100.5700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21247/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA117

## 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
  - aircraft performance,turn capability - erratic (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO CORRECT A VEER IN THE TAIL WHEEL ACFT AND MAY HAVE INADVERTANTLY USED THE RIGHT BRAKE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3014N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3014N-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 13272, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13272
- Airframe hours: 3196
- Engines: Continental C85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mike Norris
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 3, 1983, 33 hours before
- Airport: 22F, Kent County, runway 17, 3,300 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,060 total, 425 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 25° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19840112000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840112000849A), Jan 12, 1984: Cessna 120, Jayton, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during landing when pilot applied the brakes.

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.

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