# Accident 19950527018199A: Cessna 337B, Lemmon, SD, May 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lemmon, SD
- Airport: Lemmon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9293° N, 102.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9293&lon=-102.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2385S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2385S-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337B (registry code 2075706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018199A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LEFT WING AND SPAR DAMAGED. (-23) ON MAY 27, 1995, THE PILOT AFTER A ONE HOUR PLEASURE FLIGHT IN LOCAL AREA IN VMC CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 29 AT LEMMON, SD (LEM) AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT DURING THE ROLLOUT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WIND SPAR.

## 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 CHI95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA164), May 27, 1995: Cessna 337B (N2385S), Lemmon, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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