Cessna 140 N1798V

Summary

On 20 February 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1798V was involved in an accident near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 February 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Scottsbluff (BFF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N1798V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA070

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE LANDING AT SCOTTSBLUFF NE DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 WITH THE WIND FROM 350 DEGREES AT 8 KTS. A WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TIMES BEFORE GROUNDLOOPING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE AND THE WIND PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP. HE SAID APPLICATION OF POWER AND LOWERING THE NOSE DID NOT PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM IMPACTING THE RUNWAY A 2ND TIME. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS ABOUT 15 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUNDLOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF DURING THE SWERVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.