- Date
- February 8, 1986, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho Murieta, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89447Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860208005109A
- Case key
- 25071
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Analysis
On February 8, 1986 at 1530 PST a Cessna 140 landed hard and nosed over on the runway. VMC prevailed at the time. The pilot indicated that on landing he flared too high and landed hard. His feet slipped on the pedals and inadvertently applied the brakes which caused the aircraft to nose over. There were no mechancial failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89447
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8479
- Airframe hours
- 4,951
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Goates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- RIU · Rancho Murieta, CA
- Airport
- RIU · Rancho Murieta, runway 4, 3,800 × 75 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 22 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N89447 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.