# NTSB MIA95LA113: Cessna 140, N3625V, Foxworth, MS, April 14, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 14, 1995, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Foxworth, MS - Coordinates: 31.269243, -89.949348 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2692&lon=-89.9493&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 29, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37756 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37756/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA113 ## Probable cause THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF AN UNUITABLE LANDING STRIP FOR LANDING. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - ditch - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A GRASS STRIP TO CHECK HIS FUEL CAPS FOR HE HAD FAILED TO DO THIS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER. ## Factual narrative On April 14, 1995, about 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 140, N3625V, registered to Sandra L. Ledgerwood, collided with a ditch and nosed over while landing on a grass strip at Foxworth, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damaged and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at about 1630. The pilot stated that after departure from Hattiesburg he realized he had not checked his fuel caps. He saw a grass landing strip below him and decided to land there and check his caps. While on the landing roll the airplane collided with a drainage ditch which was obscured by tall grass and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported the accident to NTSB on April 19, 1995. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3625V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625V-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 14896, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14896 - Airframe hours: 5424 - Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Oldford, Derrick B. - Registered owner: Sandra L. Ledgerwood - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1995, 54 hours before - Departed: HBG, HATTIESBURG, MS - Destination: ESF, ALEXANDRIA, LA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 278 total, 278 in this make and model, 215 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GPT, 60 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 19950414048649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950414048649A), Apr 14, 1995: Cessna 140, Foxworth, MS, Substantial damage. (-16) On 04/19/95, a phone call was received from the NTSB to inform this office of an aircraft accident that took place on 04/14/95. The alleged accident… ## Other investigations on N3625V (2) 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. - [NTSB WPR16LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA068), Feb 13, 2016: Cessna 140 (N3625V), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear wheel axle due to a fatigue crack. - [NTSB FTW83LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA403), Aug 29, 1983: Cessna 140 (N3625V), Hitchcock, TX, substantial damage 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. 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