Cessna 140 N76553

Summary

On 20 July 1986 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76553 was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona, 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 July 1986 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pulliam (FLG)

Coordinates

35.2297, -111.7202

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N76553

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flagstaff → Oklahoma City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA298

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

A CESSNA 140 LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF GROUND RUN FROM RWY 21 AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RWY 21, IT VEERED SHARPLY BACK TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 060 DEG AT 7 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PAX INDICATED THAT A VARIABLE QUARTERING TAILWIND CONDITION EXISTED AND THAT THE PLT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH TAKING OFF WITH A TAIL WIND. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF GROUND RUN AND THE PLT'S APPLICATION OF LEFT RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE. AS THE ACFT ACCELERATED THE LEFT RUDDER INPUT BECAME EFFECTIVE AND THE ACFT HEADED FOR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PASSENGER STATED, 'THE PIC RESPONDED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER NOW TO COUNTERACT THE LEFT VEERING TENDANCY.' THE ACFT THEN VEERED BACK TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.