- Date
- May 15, 1987, 20:20 local (May 16, 1987, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Oklawaha, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2106VCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870515013499A
- Case key
- 31912
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that a t-strm had recently passed over his home airstrip made of clay & grass & had left a puddle of standing water about 4 inches deep on a portion of the rwy. During the landing roll, just prior to the tailwheel contacting the rwy, the main gear hit the puddle & the acft went up on its nose, then over on its back. The plt stated that it was dusk. The lighting conditions were not good & that he did not see the water until it was too late to avoid it. He stated that he was not sure, but perhaps the accident could have been avoided if he had turned on his ldg light prior to ldg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2106V
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14627
- Airframe hours
- 4,817
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael G. Quinlan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1986 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- 7FLO · Belleview, FL
- Destination
- 36X · Oklawaha, FL
- Airport
- 36X · Oklawaha, runway 2, 3,000 × 97 ft, dirt
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 703 in this make and model · 1,117 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 40 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.