# Accident 19980112000259A: Cessna 195A, Tucson, AZ, January 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1998, 13:58 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0600° N, 111.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0600&lon=-111.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1073D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1073D-2018-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980112000259A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST SWERVED 195 ON LANDING. STUDENT FROZE. CFI UNABLE TAKEOVER. 195 GROUND LOOPED. FOLDED LEFT MAIN GEAR. (-23) ON JANUARY 12, 1998, @ 1500 HOURS MST, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A CESSNA 195A, N1073D, DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT.  THE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING AND TRAVELING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.  ON JANUARY 20, 1998, @ 1000 HOURS MST, THIS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, AFT FUSELAGE/EMPENNAGE, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING, FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT FITTING TORE THROUGH THE CABIN STRUCTURE, JUST FORWARD OF THE PILOT'S POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, AND AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS WERE NOT FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. H. GODDARD, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PROVIDED THIS INSPECTOR WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF FACTS, CONDITIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES PERTINENT TO THE ACCIDENT.  ON FEBRUARY 2, 19                                      98, @ 1100 HOURS MST, THIS INSPECTOR MADE CONTACT WITH MR. RICHARD MANNING, THE STUDENT PILOT. MR MANNING WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE THIS OFFICE WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF FACTS, AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION. MR. MANNING SAID HE WOULD PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AT HIS EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.

## 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 LAX98LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA069), Jan 12, 1998: Cessna 195A (N1073D), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors in this accident were the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight…

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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