- Date
- October 21, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4190NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881021049529A
- Case key
- 34712
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt elected to terminate a local flt due to windy, turbulent conditions aloft. He initiated a landing in a slight crosswind that he rprtd was gusting to 20 knots. Drg the landing, he lost control & the acft touched down hard in a nose low attitude. Subsequently, it slid to a stop on its nose, damaging the prop, lower eng cowling & fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4190N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13661
- Airframe hours
- 1,813
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Story, Troy D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1988 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- LWC
- Destination
- LWC
- Airport
- LWC · Lawrence, runway 32, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 44 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 16 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOP, 20 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.
Other investigations on N4190N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.