- Date
- August 26, 1992, 09:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Reedley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72172Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920826033099A
- Case key
- 27744
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll and his excessive use of the brakes.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that after touchdown on runway 32 he lost directional control of the aircraft and it veered off the left side of the runway. After departing the pavement, the aircraft nosed over on its back due to excessive use of the brakes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72172
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9341
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John E. Snodgrass
- Registered owner
- John E. Snodgrass
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1992 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- Q60 · Fresno, CA
- Destination
- O32
- Airport
- O32 · Reedleey Municipal, runway 32, 3,300 × 50 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
- 77
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 8 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.