# NTSB FTW99LA268: Cessna 140A, N76731, Tyler, TX, September 25, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 25, 1999, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Tyler, TX - Coordinates: 32.319267, -95.300117 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3193&lon=-95.3001&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47458 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA268 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47458/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268 ## Probable cause The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose down, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - locked (cause) - brakes(normal) - not possible, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane on an asphalt runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes, but when he released brake pressure, the left brake remained engaged, pulling the airplane to the left side of the runway. He applied the right brake to compensate. When the airplane slowed, it nosed down. ## Factual narrative On September 25, 1999, approximately 1000 central daylight time, a Cessna 140A tail-wheel equipped airplane, N76731, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during landing at the Tyler Pounds Field Airport near Tyler, Texas. The private pilot, who was the owner and operator of the airplane, and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from Tyler, Texas, at 0915. In the enclosed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot stated that during the landing roll, he applied brakes to slow down. When the pilot released brake pedal pressure, the left brake remained engaged and pulled the airplane towards the left side of the runway. The pilot stated that he applied right brake pressure to keep the airplane going straight down the runway. When the airplane slowed, it nosed down and came to rest. The FAA inspector, who visited the accident site, stated that the fuselage was buckled near the top right door hinge and the right strut fuselage attaching point. The propeller, engine, and engine mounts were also damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N76731](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76731), registered now, S/N 11163, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 140A - 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: 11163 - Airframe hours: 2970 - Engines: Continental C-85-12F reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ernest L. Brady Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 1999, 37 hours before - Departed: TYR - Airport: TYR, Tyler Pounds Field, runway 13, 5,201 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 242 total, 127 in this make and model, 191 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TYR ## 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 19990925047349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925047349A), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 140A, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane on an asphalt runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes, but when he released brake… ## Other investigations on N76731 (1) 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. - [NTSB CHI81FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK02), Oct 20, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76731), Sunbury, OH, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.