# Accident 20070705015549A: Cessna 195, Warrenton, VA, July 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2007, 08:15 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5861° N, 77.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5861&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6381D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070705015549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 WERE NORMAL. THE SURFACE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 240 DEGREES AT APPROXIMATELY 6-8 KNOTS. DURING ROLLOUT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC07CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA158), Jul 5, 2007: Cessna 195 (N6381D), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.

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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