# Accident 20080623840099A: Cessna 195, Houston, TX, June 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2008, 08:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8181° N, 95.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8181&lon=-95.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4426C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4426C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623840099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE HAD HARD LANDING, RH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND TORN OUT OF MOUNT, RT HAND WING DAMAGED TIP TO WING ROOT, RIGHT HAND AILERON DAMAGED, BOTH ELEVATORS DAMAGED, FIRE WALL DAMAGED, BOTH PROP BLADES BENT, ENGINE MOUNTS BENT, AND FUSELAGE DAMAGED.  AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 33, AND SWERVED OFF OF LEFT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN08LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA112), Jun 23, 2008: Cessna 195 (N4426C), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, causing the design stress limits of the airplane to be exceeded. Excessive sideloads incurred caused the right main landing gear wheel and strut…

## Other reports on N4426C (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180721017469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180721017469I), Jul 21, 2018: Cessna 195 (N4426C), Lexington, MO, No damage. During cruise operation near 4K3, Lexington, MO, engine oil started spraying onto windsheild obstructing pilot visibility. The pilot executed a successful…
- [Incident 20170110000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170110000679I), Jan 10, 2017: Cessna 195 (N4426C), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. Pilot states he departed T82 airport VFR direct to kdwh airport at noon on 1-10-2017. Cleared to land rwy 17R at dwh. Landing was normal wheel landing with…
- [Accident 20130216004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130216004049A), Feb 16, 2013: Cessna 195 (N4426C), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. On feb. 16, 2013, at approx. 2145 hrs, while taxiing, a Cessna 195, with two people onboard, taxiied off the end of the taxiway. The pilot stated that while…

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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