# Accident 20010401007199A: Cessna 195B, Conroe, TX, April 1, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 1, 2001, 14:15 local time - Place: Conroe, TX - Airport: Montgomery County Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.3206° N, 95.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3206&lon=-95.4705&mi=10 - Aircraft: N195S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195S) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B - Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,492 total, 1,343 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA105) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010401007199A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)ON APRIL 1, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 CDT A CESSNA, N195S, MODEL 195-B, SERIAL NO. 7924 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKE-OFF AND NOSE-OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE OWNER/OPERATOR WAS TAKING-OFF FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ORIGINATING AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT (CXO) IN CONROE, TEXAS. BOTH THE AIRCRAFT AND OPERATOR WERE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. (.19)ON APRIL 1, 2001, AT 1415 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 195B TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N195S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT, CONROE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT, HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 19. HE STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FRO M 170 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, AND HE DID NOT USE ANY "CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE." DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT WING RAISED AND RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE AIRPLANE "IMMEDIATELY NOSED DOWN AND LANDED ON ITS BACK." ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, FIREWALL, ENGINE, FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, AND THE EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (.4)ON APRIL 1, 2001, AT 1415 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 195B TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N195S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT, CONROE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT, HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 19. HE STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, AND HE DID NOT USE ANY "CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE." DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT WING RAISED AND RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE "IMMEDIATELY NOSED DOWN AND LANDED ON ITS BACK." ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, FIREWALL, ENGINE, FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, AND THE EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2), UNDER THE SECTION TITLED "RECOMMENDATION (HOW COULD THIS ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED)," THE PILOT WROTE, "USE CROSSWIND (TAKEOFF) TECHNIQUE." ## 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 FTW01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA105), Apr 1, 2001: Cessna 195B (N195S), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop. ## Other reports on N195S (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19800523053169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523053169I), May 23, 1980: Cessna 195B (N195S), Green River, UT, Minor damage. Wing tip struck runway during crosswind landing and subsequent go-around. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.