Cessna 140 accident near Wayne, NE
On May 20, 2022, a Cessna 140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wayne, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 20, 2022
- Place
- Wayne, NE
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.236°N, 96.978°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220521105110
Official records · ERA22FA233
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 20, 2022, about 1842 central standard time, a Cessna 140 airplane, N76075, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near the Wayne Municipal Airport (LCG), Wayne, Nebraska. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a representative with STOL Drag Events LLC, who was a participant organization in the 2022 Wayne County Mayday STOL Drag Races, the day before the accident the event began with short takeoff and landing drag racing (STOL Drag) training. The course was oriented to parallel runway 5-23 at LCG. On the day of the accident, additional STOL Drag training had been completed in the morning and qualifying STOL Drag races were planned for the afternoon. However, due to the northwest gusting winds, the qualifiers were postponed until the next day. After the postponement decision was made, several of the competing pilots expressed a desire to perform traditional STOL (without any drag racing component) on the grass runway 31, given the favorable headwinds. A safety briefing was held with STOL Drag representatives, FAA inspectors who were present to provide oversight of the aviation event, and pilots who planned to fly in the traditional STOL. A representative with STOL Drag informed the pilots that the flying was optional and not a part of the formal STOL Drag competition. In order to limit pattern congestion, multiple groups of 5 airplanes were organized. According to multiple witnesses and video/photographic evidence, the
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on final approach while conducting traditional short takeoff and landing operations in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the competitive environment, which likely influenced the pilot’s approach speed and the subsequent lo
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
