- Date
- November 17, 2000, 15:51 local (23:51 UTC)
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2154VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001117039459A
- Case key
- 50653
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing rollout, the tail wheel began to vibrate. The shaking was at a slow rate initially, and then became progressively worse. The pilot stated that he attempted to ease off on the elevator pressure, but lost directional control in the process and the airplane swerved to the right. The airplane ground looped and departed the runway.
Factual narrative
On November 17, 2000, at 1551 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 140, N2154V, veered off the runway and bent a wing tip and a main gear strut during landing at Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, California. The airplane, operated by Carter Flygare, Inc., and rented by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot was not injured. The local personal flight departed Sacramento Executive about 1445. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
The pilot stated he flew to nearby Franklin Airport to practice landings. He made several full stop landings and several touch-and-go landings. He returned to Sacramento Executive for a full stop landing. During the rollout, the tail wheel began to vibrate. The shaking was at a slow rate initially, and then became progressively worse. He stated that he attempted to ease off on the elevator pressure, but lost directional control in the process and the airplane swerved to the right. The airplane ground looped and departed the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2154V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14383
- Airframe hours
- 8,326
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carter Flygare, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 13, 2000 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- SAC
- Airport
- SAC · Sacramento Executive, runway 20, 5,503 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 433 total · 58 in this make and model · 331 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 135 °F, dew point 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.