Cessna 140 N2026V

Summary

On 16 March 2015 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2026V, operated by Hannegan Kenneth P, was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 March 2015 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Easton, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Easton/Newnam Field (ESN)

Coordinates

38.7975, -76.0719

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N2026V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Hannegan Kenneth P

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Easton → Easton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA031

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While remaining in the traffic pattern and on his third landing; the pilot reported while crossing the intersection of two runways during his roll out, he lost directional control when the airplane "reversed direction rapidly", subsequently resulting in runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage and left rear lift strut and minor injury to the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.