Cessna 140 N72609
10 July 2010 · Franklin, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2010 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72609 was involved in an accident near Franklin, Indiana, 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Franklin, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Woods Field Airport (63II)
- Coordinates
- 39.5050, -86.0300
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72609
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shelbyville → Franklin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA387
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper touchdown point and excessive braking, which resulted in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, as he was landing, "the airplane would not touchdown as quickly as normal" and he missed his intended landing point. The pilot determined that there was still sufficient runway to continue the landing. The airplane touched down approximately halfway down the runway. The pilot applied the brakes in order to not overrun the runway and the airplane nosed over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2010 | Cessna 140 | Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States | Horton Paul M | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Cessna 140 | Levant, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2010 | Cessna 140 | Chico, California, United States | Samuel D McGowan | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2010 | Cessna 140 | Malta, Ohio, United States | Daniel P. Brewer | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2010 | Cessna 140A | Urbana, Illinois, United States | John Tillotson | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2010 | Cessna 140 | Atchison, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2010 | Cessna 177B | Seymour, Indiana, United States | Green Gregory E | No injuries | - |
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