- Date
- July 20, 1986, 08:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N76553Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860720034729A
- Case key
- 25217
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Analysis
A Cessna 140 lost control on takeoff ground run from rwy 21 and collapsed the right main landing gear. On the takeoff roll the acft veered to the right and as the acft approached the end of the rwy 21, it veered sharply back to the left collapsing the right main landing gear. The winds were reported from 060 deg at 7 KTS at the time of the accident. The pax indicated that a variable quartering tailwind condition existed and that the plt was not comfortable with taking off with a tail wind. He also indicated that the acft veered right on initial takeoff ground run and the plt's application of left rudder was ineffective. As the acft accelerated the left rudder input became effective and the acft headed for the left side of the rwy. The passenger stated, 'the PIC responded with full right rudder now to counteract the left veering tendancy.' The acft then veered back to the left collapsing the right main landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76553
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10989
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robyn E. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Destination
- OKC · Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport
- FLG · Pulliam, runway 21, 6,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N76553 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.