Cessna 140 N3536V

Summary

On 2 March 2008 at about 18:55 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3536V was involved in an accident near Dayton, Tennessee, 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.

Date

2 March 2008 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Dayton, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Mark Anton Airport (2A0)

Coordinates

35.4861, -84.9311

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N3536V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dayton → Dayton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Cessna 140 was practicing crosswind landings. He stated that during the landing attempt, he flared the airplane "too soon." The airplane bounced hard on the runway, and began to bank left. The pilot corrected with aileron and rudder, and the airplane tracked to the right. The left main landing gear made contact with the runway, and separated from the airframe. The propeller, fuselage belly, and left wingtip contacted the runway surface, and the airplane came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.