# NTSB WPR14CA192: Cessna 120, N2642N, Colville, WA, May 15, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 15, 2014, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Colville, WA - Coordinates: 48.543888, -117.883888 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5439&lon=-117.8839&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 2, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 89218 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA192 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89218/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89218 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 120, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071402), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 120, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 120, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071402), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 120, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071402), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported while on landing roll the airplane drifted left and he over corrected with right rudder. The airplane subsequently veered off the runway to the right and ground looped. The left wing contacted the surface and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported while on landing roll the airplane drifted left and he over corrected with right rudder. The airplane subsequently veered off the runway to the right and ground looped. The left wing contacted the surface and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2642N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2642N), registered now, S/N 12900, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 120 - Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 12900 - Year built: 1947 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 63S, Colville, WA - Destination: 63S, Colville, WA - Airport: 63S, Colville Muni, runway 19, 2,695 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 17, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 848 total, 53 in this make and model, 848 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20140515007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140515007519A), May 15, 2014: Cessna 120, Colville, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft after landing and ground looped causing Damage to the left main gear and wing. ## Other investigations on N2642N (3) 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. - [NTSB SEA68F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0076), Jul 23, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2642N), North Bend, OR, destroyed - [NTSB SEA67D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0290), Mar 27, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage - [NTSB LAX66F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0107), Sep 5, 1965: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Reno, NV, substantial damage ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 13, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89218. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 894 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415057&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1- Forward Left View of Airplane (item 2, .PDF, 75 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415058&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-%20Forward%20Left%20View%20of%20Airplane%0D%0A-Master.PDF - Photo 2- Aft Right View of Airplane (item 3, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415059&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-%20Aft%20Right%20View%20of%20Airplane%20-Master.PDF - Photo 3- Forward Right View of Airplane (item 4, .PDF, 73 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415060&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203-%20Forward%20Right%20View%20of%20Airplane-Master.PDF - Photo 4- Close-up Left Aft Fuselage (item 5, .PDF, 103 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415061&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204-%20Close-up%20Left%20Aft%20Fuselage%20-Master.PDF - Photo 5- Left Aft View of Airplane (item 6, .PDF, 71 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415062&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%205-%20Left%20Aft%20View%20of%20Airplane%20%20%20-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.