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May 30, 1993 · Cessna 140 · N1926V

Dillingham, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 30, 1993
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Dillingham, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Tail Number
N1926V
Operator
Flensburg Oscar
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC93LA073

THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND THIS WAS HIS FINAL LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN LANDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

Full Narrative

On May 29, 1993, at 2234 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 140 airplane, N1926V, registered to and operated by the Pilot in Command, drifted off the runway and ground looped during landing at the Dillingham airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed Dillingham for touch and go practice. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the Private Certificated Pilot in Command, the sole occupant, was not injured. According to the Pilot in Command, this was his final landing and the airplane drifted to the west side of the runway and upon touchdown the wheel caught on the edge of the runway and the airplane ground looped. The Pilot in Command stated there were no mechanical irregularities.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time22:34 AKDT
Nearest AirportDillingham (0nm)
Runway19
Runway Length6400 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 140
Tail NumberN1926V
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorFlensburg Oscar
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · C-85-12 · Reciprocating · 85
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 44 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind230° @ 9 kt
Visibility50 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point57 / 41 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time01:39
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data