Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 140 near Greenville, IL — 2021-08-13

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Date
2021-08-13
Location
Greenville, IL, USA
Airport
GRE
Aircraft
CESSNA 140
Registration
N77365
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi which resulted in a ground loop.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted two normal full stop landings in the tailwheel equipped airplane. After the second landing he was taxiing back to park when the airplane ground looped. The propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over. Both wings and the vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB coding

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