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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 190 · Chattanooga, TN · November 21, 2006

Date: November 21, 2006 · 17:40 local
Place: Chattanooga, TN
Airport: Lovell Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N195AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07CA020
Reported as: Cessna 190
Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,578 total

N195ABRegistered now · Cessna 190S/N 7794 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 190 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On takeoff roll pilot encountered wake turbulence from MD-80 who just landed on same runway. Pilot lost directional control causing strong side load to left landing gear and left landing gear collapsed under aircraft causing propeller, engine, fuselage and left wing tip to contact runway. Aircraft impact with runway caused sudden stoppage of the engine and structural damage to the left wing and the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM MD-80 WHO JUST LANDED ON SAME RUNWAY. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING STRONG SIDE LOAD TO LEFT LANDING GEAR AND LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER AIRCRAFT CAUSING PROPELLER, ENGINE, FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACT WITH RUNWAY CAUSED SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL07CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChattanooga, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff resulting in a collapse of the left main landing gear when the airplane swerved. A factor in the accident was wake turbulence from a landing airplane.Nov 21, 2006 · Substantial damage