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NTSB investigation record

CEN21LA374

Completed

Cessna 140· N77365

Date
August 13, 2021
Location
Greenville, IL
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published October 20, 2021

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi which resulted in a ground loop.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted two normal full stop landings in the tailwheel equipped airplane. After the second landing he was taxiing back to park when the airplane ground looped. The propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over. Both wings and the vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

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