Cessna 140 N2688N

Summary

On 15 June 2000 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2688N was involved in an accident near Hayfork, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 June 2000 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayfork, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hayfork Airport (Q72)

Coordinates

40.5002, -123.1890

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N2688N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eureka → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

LAX00LA228

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the pilot under instruction to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor, which resulted in a collision with a runway light, overload failure of the wheel axle, and the airplane nosing over inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway and contacted a runway light. After about 50-75 feet of additional landing roll, the left main gear wheel axle broke and the airplane nosed over inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.