# Accident 20051002022959A: Cessna 195A, Addison, TX, October 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9683° N, 96.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9683&lon=-96.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9880A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051002022959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N9880A WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY TO THE WEST AND CAME TO REST APPROX 250 FEET FROM THE EDGE. WEATHER DATA: 1647Z 170/10 7 BROKEN 025 29/21 30.07 (AS TAKEN FROM REPORT). AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. PILOT STATEMENT: AT TOUCHDOWN GUST OF WIND HIT THE TAIL (RIGHT/DOWNWARD), LEFT WHEEL AND WING STARTED TO RAISE. AIRCRAFT WENT RIGHT, UNABLE TO CONTROL WITH RUDDER. HALF GROUND LOOP AND STOPPED JUST SOUTH OF ILS GLIDE-SLOPE ANTENNA. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FAA INSP. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: REGISTRATION CURRENT. CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED 8/30/56. AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED APPROX 250 FEET FROM RUNWAY. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF JUST ABOVE WHEEL COVER. WHEEL STILL HOUSED IN COVER, LYING APPROX 4+ FT FROM ACFT. RIGHT WING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED TO SPAR. TIP TURNED UPWARDS, WRINKLED/BUCKLED, AND CRACKED. DEBRIS (DIRT) LOGGED IN TIP LIGHT. BRAKE LINE SEVERED. LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED AND BENT UPWARDS-NOT AS EXTENSIVE AS RT WING. CRACKS IN SKIN NOTED. EXPECT TO FIND MORE DAMAGE AT TEAR DOWN. STAB HAS BUCKLING TOP/BOTTOM. FUSELAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF SEVERE STRESS BUCKLING JUST AFTOF ENGINE AND RADIATING BACK TO DOOR FRAME. RT FWD AREA OF DOOR FRAME HAS STRESS BUCKLING AND SIGNIFICANT 2 IN CRACK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROP. FOLLOW INSPECTION PLANNED AT SALVAGE YARD. LAST ANNUAL PERFORMED ON 06/29/05. AD'S ARE CURRENT. INSPECTION OF ACFT LOG BOOK MAINTENANCE ENTRIES AND INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT HAS FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENTS. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF ACFT IS SCHEDULED AND WILL BE PERFORMED BY INSURANCE AGENT/MX. FULL REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO NTSB. PILOT INFO: PILOT HAS APPROX 25 HOURS STICK TIME ON THIS ACFT. LAST CHECK RIDE BASED ON NPTRS DATA WAS 07/01/2005. INDIVIDUAL HAS NO ENFORCEMENT/VIOLATION HISTORY. INDIVIDUAL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SONS-NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA001), Oct 2, 2005: Cessna 195 (N9880A), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.

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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