Cessna 140A N5353C

Summary

On 13 January 2010 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N5353C, operated by John Tillotson, was involved in an accident near Urbana, Illinois, 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

13 January 2010 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Frasca Field (C16)

Coordinates

40.1411, -88.1922

Aircraft

Cessna 140A

Registration

N5353C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Tillotson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Urbana → Urbana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA095

Nobody was injured.

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

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

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The pilot reported that the windsock indicated steady winds out of the south. The closest weather reporting station, 7 miles away, reported winds from 190 degrees at 13 knots. Shortly after the flight began its landing roll on runway 27, the airplane weathervaned due to a gust of wind. This moved the airplane to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot applied right rudder and the airplane continued down the runway, halfway between the centerline and the edge of the runway. The airplane weathervaned again, and the pilot applied power in an attempt to go around; however, the airplane contacted a snowbank on the left side of the runway and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.