Cessna 140 N2070N

Summary

On 23 July 2002 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2070N was involved in an accident near Cook, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2002 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cook, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Cook Municipal (CQM)

Coordinates

47.8256, -92.6936

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N2070N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cloquet → Cook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA225

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The left main landing gear separated from the airplane while landing on runway 13. The pilot reported the approach was normal and after touchdown, the airplane continued straight on the runway for a short distance prior to veering to the right. The pilot reported he got the airplane back to the center of the runway at which time the wheel axle and brake assembly separated from the left main gear. The left main gear leg contacted the runway and the airplane was pulled to the left. The gear leg separated from the airplane and the fuselage, propeller, and left wing struck the runway. The airplane skidded off the side of the runway coming to rest in the grass. The weather observation taken at the Cook Municipal Airport, two minutes prior to the accident, recorded with winds as calm. The pilot reported the winds were variable out of the south at 5 - 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.