NTSB GAA15CA031 — 2015-03-16 · Easton, Maryland, United States

Current FAA registration · N2026V

Make / Model: CESSNA 140
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 68 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560513
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A19CAF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2026V Cessna 140 Minor

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Factual narrative

While remaining in the traffic pattern and on his third landing; the pilot reported while crossing the intersection of two runways during his roll out, he lost directional control when the airplane "reversed direction rapidly", subsequently resulting in runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage and left rear lift strut and minor injury to the pilot. While remaining in the traffic pattern and on his third landing; the pilot reported while crossing the intersection of two runways during his roll out, he lost directional control when the airplane "reversed direction rapidly", subsequently resulting in runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage and left rear lift strut and minor injury to the pilot. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2015_GAA15CA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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