Cessna 140 N72794

Summary

On 2 October 2022 at about 17:48 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72794 was involved in an accident near Burnet, Texas, 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

2 October 2022 at 17:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Burnet, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Burnet Municipal Airport (BMQ)

Coordinates

30.7389, -98.2386

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N72794

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salado → Burnet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA001

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with an unexpected quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that a gust of wind caused the tailwheel-equipped airplane to swerve left during landing roll. He was unable to regain directional control of the airplane before it departed off the left runway edge, striking a concrete pad and runway edge light which caused the airplane to nose over. The airplane’s fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and rudder were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the surface wind was calm when he listened to the airport’s automated weather broadcast about 11 minutes before landing. A weather report issued about 5 minutes after the accident included a 4-knot surface wind from the northeast. Based on available weather information, a variable wind direction likely prevailed at the time of the accident that resulted in an unexpected left quartering tailwind during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.