Accident Cessna 140 N76238, Wednesday 8 November 2017

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Date:	Wednesday 8 November 2017
Time:	14:40
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Clear Blue Sky Aviation Llc.
Registration:	N76238
MSN:	10641
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	4270 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Macon, GA - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Macon, GA (MAC)
Destination airport:	Macon, GA (MAC)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a wheel-landing touch-and-go in crosswind conditions, as power was applied for takeoff, the airplane “hopped to the right and then to the left.” He added that he applied “normal downward pressure to lift the tail and maintain a level attitude,” but as he did so, the airplane continued to pitch forward and nosed over on the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and windscreen.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.

Accident investigation: