# Accident 20020821023239A: Cessna 195, Willows, CA, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 15:45 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5000° N, 122.2181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5000&lon=-122.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4344V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4344V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L6 (registry code 35005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821023239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANDING, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED AND THE RIGHT WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT DIRT LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX02LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA260), Aug 21, 2002: Cessna 195 (N4344V), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions resulting in his failure to maintain runway alignment. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the…

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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