Cessna 140 N2233N

Summary

On 20 March 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2233N was involved in an accident near Easley, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 March 1988 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Easley, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip

Coordinates

34.8797, -82.5798

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N2233N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA121

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT RPTD THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE 2,000 FT STRIP IN A 15 KT TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LDG AND TAKEOFF AGAIN. DURING INITIAL CLIMB, HE FELT THE TAILWHEEL HIT TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RWY. HE SUBSEQUENTLY 'PULLED THE POWER' AND STALLED INTO THE TREES. THE PLT NOTED THAT HE HAD INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE WIND BECAUSE THE SAME TREES PRECLUDED LANDING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE TREES WERE AT LEAST 50 FT HIGH. THE PLT ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BASED AT THE AIRSTRIP, AND THAT HE HAS FLOWN IN & OUT OF THE STRIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.