# NTSB FTW84LA148: Cessna 140, N2491N, Longview, TX, February 25, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 25, 1984, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Longview, TX
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21270/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA148

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not understood, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT LANDED IN AN ROUGH SURFACE OVERRUN AREA MARKED BY PAINTED TIRES AS UNUSABLE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE TIRES MARKING THE OVERRUN UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2491N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491N-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 12744, built 1947 (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: 12744
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ransford A. Heatwole
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 20, 1983
- Airport: 33F, East Side, runway 13, 2,400 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 82 in this make and model, 43 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 155° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °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 19840225004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225004919A), Feb 25, 1984: Cessna 140, Longview, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed when aircraft touched down short of runway on rough terrain.

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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