- Date
- June 3, 1986, 14:46 local (18:46 UTC)
- Place
- Meriden, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2286NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860603026539A
- Case key
- 30349
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
Directional control was lost during landing roll out. The pilot attempted to correct and return the aircraft to the runway. The airplane ground looped causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2286N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12526
- Airframe hours
- 4,529
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph J Mcshain
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 19, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- Great Barringto, MA
- Destination
- MMK · Meriden, CT
- Airport
- MMK · Meriden, runway 36, 2,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
N2286NRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2013 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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
- 78
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 8 knots, gusting 12
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.