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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1996 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Investors Lc |
| Registration: | N89207 |
| MSN: | 8229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooklyn, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Napoleon, MI (3NP) |
| (6G8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting to land on a sod runway when he made a hard landing and the airplane bounced. He then tried to recover the landing by making a three wheeled landing. The tail wheel hit first, followed by the main landing gear. The pilot applied brakes, and the airplane nosed over on the soft (sod) runway.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the soft runway condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA159
History of this aircraft
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| 30 June 1991 | N89209 | Private | 0 | Lancaster, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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