Cessna 140 N90023

Summary

On 26 May 2020 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N90023 was involved in an accident near Appleton, Wisconsin, 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

26 May 2020 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Appleton International (ATW)

Coordinates

44.2564, -88.5200

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N90023

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

Appleton → Shiocton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of control while landing a tailwheel airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot planned to land the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 21. He reported that there were some gusty winds, but a normal day. After touchdown, the tail of the airplane rose and continued until the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to rest inverted on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the top of the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and wing strut. After the airplane was righted, the airplane was towed back to its hangar without issue. The pilot reported the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.