ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284410
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| Date: | Friday 17 August 2007 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Malmkar Ltd |
| Registration: | N89492 |
| MSN: | 8524 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grant, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grant-Grant Municipal Airport, NE (KGGF) |
| Grant-Grant Municipal Airport, NE (KGGF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane received substantial damage on impact with a ditch during landing when the airplane veered off runway 15 (4,800 feet by 60 feet, concrete). The pilot stated that about 50 feet above the runway, the controls would repeatedly go from firm to mushy. At touchdown, the controls went mushy and a gust of wind hit the side of the airplane which then windmilled the airplane into the wind. The pilot reportedly was able to straighten the airplane, but the rear of the airplane fishtailed 2 or 3 times before departing off the east side of the runway. The airplane then traveled about 30 feet and impacted a ditch.
Probable Cause: The directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, gust, and ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI07CA274
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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