# NTSB NYC86LA143: Cessna 140, N2286N, Meriden, CT, June 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 1986, 14:46 local (18:46 UTC)
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30349/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA143

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2286N-2013-07-18), registration cancelled 2013-07-18, S/N 12526, built 1947 (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: 12526
- Airframe hours: 4529
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 78; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860603026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603026539A), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna 140, Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. The pilot lost directional control on a downwind landing. The pilot says he was distracted by physiological needs.

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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