Cessna 140 N72688

Summary

On 25 August 2011 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72688 was involved in an accident near Monmouth, Illinois, 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

25 August 2011 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Monmouth, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66)

Coordinates

40.9297, -90.6311

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N72688

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monmouth → Monmouth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA595

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane when the airplane's tail inadvertently became airborne during the landing roll and that he was unable to regain control before the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to rest upside down on the runway centerline. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded the normal operation of the airplane. Although the pilot attributed the cause of the accident to his inadvertently landing with a tailwind, a review of historical wind data indicated that the prevailing wind would have resulted in a left crosswind of about 5 knots and a negligible tailwind component.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.