# NTSB NYC84LA132: Cessna 140, N3BQ, Jeanette, PA, April 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 3, 1984, 21:05 local (Apr 4, 1984, 02:05 UTC)
- Place: Jeanette, PA
- Location: 40.3763° N, 79.6088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENSBURG JEANNETTE RGNL (5G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3763&lon=-79.6088&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): 35531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35531/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA132

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, dual student (cause)

## Analysis

ONE OF THE AIRCREW MEMBERS WAS BUYING THE ACFT & WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION BEFORE FLYING SOLO. AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS, HE FLARED FOR A 3-POINT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT & THE STUDENT CORRECTEDBACK TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED THAT THE ACFT THEN CROSSED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE & THE STUDENT AGAIN CORRECTED & APPLIED BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3BQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3BQ-2012-07-30), registration cancelled 2012-07-30, S/N 11589, 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: 11589
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James A. Gasowski
- Registered owner: James A. Gasowski
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 5G8, Boquet, runway 1, 2,590 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: right; flight hours: 4,090 total, 150 in this make and model, 2,590 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Temperature: -0 °F

## 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 19840403008419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840403008419A), Apr 3, 1984: Cessna 140, Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Student was being checked out in a 140. Over controlled on swerve landing hit a brake to correct. Nosed 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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