# Accident 19920304005059A: Cessna 195, Charleston, WV, March 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3705° N, 81.5607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3705&lon=-81.5607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4495C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4495C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,841 total, 480 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304005059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT WHEEL RAN OFF PAVEMENT TURNING OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. EMPENNEGE STRUCK RUNWAY MARKER TRYING TO EXTRICATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA029), Mar 4, 1992: Cessna 195 (N4495C), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N4495C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090409005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090409005309A), Apr 9, 2009: Cessna 195 (N4495C), Burnet, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 9, 2009, [privacy data omitted] acted as pilot in command of Cessna, N4495C. While attempting to land at the Burnet municipal airport, Burnet,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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