Cessna 140A N9467A
17 August 2009 · White Plains, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N9467A, operated by Zaber ELI D, was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Plains, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westchester County (HPN)
- Coordinates
- 41.0669, -73.7075
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A
- Registration
- N9467A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Zaber ELI D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Hampton → White Plains
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA467
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear due to a preexisting crack adjacent to a weld line.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the approach was “on speed,” but upon initial touchdown the airplane bounced. The airplane then landed “firm” and immediately veered off the runway surface. Structural damage to the fuselage resulted. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that a section of the right main landing gear structure had failed. Postaccident examination of the fracture surface, which was adjacent to a weld line, revealed evidence of a preexisting crack. There was differential rusting on the crack surface indicative of progressive crack extension. The airplane had recently undergone an annual inspection, however the FAA inspector reported that the fracture surface could not be seen without disassembly of the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2009 | Cessna 140 | Haines, Alaska, United States | Heras Miguel A | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2009 | Cessna 140 | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Cessna 140 | Louisa, Virginia, United States | Sara L Parmenter | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2009 | Cessna 140 | Santa Paula, California, United States | Williams Dianne E | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2009 | Cessna 140 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Richard L. Fiser | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Cessna 140 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Ajmi Amal R | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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