# NTSB NYC99LA201: Cessna 140, N89775, Zanesville, OH, August 15, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1999, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Coordinates: 39.949718, -82.009803 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9497&lon=-82.0098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA201

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## 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)

## Analysis

The pilot was landing on an asphalt  runway that was 26 feet wide.  As the airplane touched down, about 65 miles per hour, it bounced twice, veered off to the right side of the runway, and nosed over. The pilot stated that the airplane's rudder responded normally while landing.  The pilot additionally stated that, 'After the second bounce, I think I might have touched the left brake and the plane rolled over.'

## Factual narrative

On August 15, 1999, about 1520 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 140, N89775, was substantially damaged while landing at the Parr Airport, Zanesville, Ohio.  The certificated private pilot received minor injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

The pilot stated to the Ohio State Police (OSP) that the airplane's rudder responded normally while landing on Runway 10, a 2,600-foot long by 26 foot wide asphalt runway.  As the airplane touched down, about 65 miles per hour, it bounced twice, veered off to the right side of the runway, and nosed over.

The pilot additionally stated to the OSP that, "After the second bounce, I think I might have touched the left brake and the plane rolled over."

The winds reported by an airport located 4 miles to the southeast, at 1450 were, 360 degrees at 10 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89775](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89775), registered now, S/N 8824, 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: 8824
- Airframe hours: 2204
- Engines: Continental C-85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tom A. Mathews
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 31, 1998, 36 hours before
- Departed: CDI, CAMBRIDGE, OH
- Destination: 42I
- Airport: 42I, Parr Airport, runway 10, 2,600 × 26 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 79; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,311 total, 1,212 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ZZV, 4 nm away

## 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 19990815012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012209A), Aug 15, 1999: Cessna 140, Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. Attempted to land, touched down and bounced, after second bounce, pilot touched brake and acft rolled over, 1 minor injury. (-23) the pilot stated that he was…

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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