# NTSB NYC92LA115: Cessna 140, N76009, Wauseon, OH, June 15, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 14, 1992, 20:54 local (Jun 15, 1992, 00:54 UTC)
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Coordinates: 41.550395, -84.139564 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5504&lon=-84.1396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37171/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA115

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED WITH TOO MUCH SPEED IN CALM WINDS AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76009](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76009), registered now, S/N 10403 (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: 10403
- Airframe hours: 1370
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis Linehan
- Registered owner: Dennis Linehan
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 27, 1991, 38 hours before
- Departed: USE
- Airport: USE, Fulton County, runway 9, 3,882 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 258 total, 125 in this make and model, 201 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 75 °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 19920614019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614019989A), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 140, Wauseon, OH, Substantial damage. Landed on last 500 feet of runway. Tried to stop. Hit brakes hard. Aircraft flipped over. Failed to go around.

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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