# NTSB MIA86LA247: Cessna 140, N73087, Jacksonville, FL, September 7, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 7, 1986, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Coordinates: 30.269853, -81.750289 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2699&lon=-81.7503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31703/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA247

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN A GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SOFT MUD DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73087](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73087), registered now, S/N 10303, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10303
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert J. Romanelli
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 25, 1986, 2 hours before
- Airport: 23J, Herlong, runway 25, 4,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 120 total, 93 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRG, 16 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860907047069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907047069A), Sep 7, 1986: Cessna 140, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. After landing on the grass adjacent to the runway, the aircraft hit a soft spot during taxi back and flipped over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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