ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165952
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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 2014 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2143N |
| MSN: | 12379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3681 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gifford Field Airport (4C4), Colebrook, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colebrook, NH (4C4) |
| Colebrook, NH (4C4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the private pilot, after landing, a 180 degree turn was required to back taxi on the runway. During the turn, the main landing gear encountered soft snow at the edge of the runway, and began to sink further into the snow. The pilot increased engine power to return the airplane to the center of the runway; however, the tail of the airplane began to rise and the strong quartering tailwind continued to nose the airplane over which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing strut and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported the wind, at the time of the accident, was approximately 220 degrees at 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. He further reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to power out of soft snow with a gusty quartering tailwind which resulted in the tail of the airplane rising and the airplane nosing over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2143N
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2014 00:56 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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