Cessna 140 N4008N

Summary

On 17 December 2008 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N4008N was involved in an accident near Preston, Idaho, United States. 2 people were 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

17 December 2008 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Preston Airport (U10)

Coordinates

42.0964, -111.8756

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N4008N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Logan → Preston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR09CA058

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing hard and bouncing, the pilot elected to apply full power and go around. The pilot said there was no response from the engine when he pushed the throttle full in, "...possibly because I advanced the throttle too quickly." The airplane drifted left, exited the runway, and impacted shallow snow on the shoulder of the runway pavement before nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The pilot did not report experiencing any flight control or mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.