ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374591
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1986 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N76553 |
| MSN: | 10989 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flagstaff, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Flagstaff, AZ (KFLG) |
| Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A CESSNA 140 LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF GROUND RUN FROM RWY 21 AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RWY 21, IT VEERED SHARPLY BACK TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 060 DEG AT 7 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PAX INDICATED THAT A VARIABLE QUARTERING TAILWIND CONDITION EXISTED AND THAT THE PLT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH TAKING OFF WITH A TAIL WIND. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF GROUND RUN AND THE PLT'S APPLICATION OF LEFT RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE. AS THE ACFT ACCELERATED THE LEFT RUDDER INPUT BECAME EFFECTIVE AND THE ACFT HEADED FOR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PASSENGER STATED, 'THE PIC RESPONDED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER NOW TO COUNTERACT THE LEFT VEERING TENDANCY.' THE ACFT THEN VEERED BACK TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA298
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 1991 | N76553 | Private | 0 | Flagstaff, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 10:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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