- Date
- June 14, 1989, 11:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Creve Ceour, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89316Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890614015659A
- Case key
- 34810
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to plan the approach and maintain alignment with the sod landing strip. The pilot's innattention to the grass strip resulted in a landing in a soft wheat field.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC was practicing t&g landings to a sod strip and had completed several prior to the accident. On this attempt, the PIC stated he made a 3-point landing to a wheat field he mistook for the sod landing strip. The ground was soft and upon touching the landing gear became mired, and the acft nosed over inverted. The wheat field borders and parallels the sod strip he had been using.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89316
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8344
- Airframe hours
- 2,150
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Same As Pilot
- Registered owner
- George A Benson M.D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1989 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 1H0
- Airport
- 1HO · Creve Ceour, runway 25, 3,020 × 175 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 348 total · 90 in this make and model · 348 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
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 N89316 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.