Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 140 near Easton, MD — 2015-03-16

Final reportGAA15CA031
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Date
2015-03-16
Location
Easton, MD, USA
Airport
ESN
Aircraft
CESSNA 140
Registration
N2026V
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

NTSB narrative

While remaining in the traffic pattern and on his third landing; the pilot reported while crossing the intersection of two runways during his roll out, he lost directional control when the airplane "reversed direction rapidly", subsequently resulting in runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage and left rear lift strut and minor injury to the pilot.

NTSB coding

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