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Cessna 120 N2099V

17 October 2015 · McKinney, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 October 2015 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2099V was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
McKinney, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Collin County Rgnl At Mc Kinne (TKI)
Coordinates
33.1769, -96.5889
Aircraft
Cessna 120
Registration
N2099V
Category
Airplane
Year built
1946
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
McKinney → McKinney
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA16CA024

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's use of excessive brake input during the recovery from the ground loop, 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

The pilot reported that after the touchdown, right rudder and brake was applied to counter a ground loop. He reported that the ground loop was prevented but the airplane nosed over as a result of the brake input. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, the right wing support strut, and the empennage. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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