- Date
- September 3, 1987, 14:07 local (21:07 UTC)
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N224MKCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870903049039A
- Case key
- 25680
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 140 nosed over during the landing roll after a precautionary landing to a paved access road. The plt indicated that the oil pressure and oil temp began to drop for unknown reasons while in cruise flt. The plt stated he was unable to determine the wind direction and decided to land to the sw on the road. According to the plt the acft encountered a right rear quartering 'crosswind' during the landing roll. The plt estimated the winds to be from the nne at 10 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. The acft weathervaned into the wind and nosed over in the soft shoulder of the access road. The acft was examined and it was determined that oil was leaking based on the oil covered belly of the acft. The engine was subsequently examined and it was noted that there was no external damage to the engine that would have caused an oil leak and that the interior of the engine cowling was dry. It was also noted that the engine was equipped with a wobble type quick drain of unknown vintage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N224MK
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13327
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kopp, Michael E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Destination
- PTB · Porterville, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CL46 · Quail Lake Skypark
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 810 total · 300 in this make and model · 666 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Observed at
- PMD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.