Cessna 140 N77J
8 March 2001 · San Jose, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 2001 at about 17:33 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77J was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Jose International (SJC)
- Coordinates
- 37.3401, -121.9010
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N77J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, following a normal approach, the airplane bounced slightly on touchdown. As it touched down a second time, the aircraft started to veer to the right and, although he applied left rudder, the plane continued to veer more sharply to the right and a groundloop ensued. The left main landing gear strut collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the right-hand edge of the runway about 800 feet from the threashold. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions and that weather was not a factor. The wind was calm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 140 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Cessna 140 | Winnsboro, Texas, United States | David C. Murley | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 2001 | Cessna 140 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Cessna 140 | Gilchrist, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2001 | Cessna 140A | Greeley, Colorado, United States | George Lair | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Hughes 269C | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna R172K | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Jones RV-6A | Inyokern, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 2001 | Cessna 177B | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2001 | North American NAVION | Santa Ysabel, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |