# Accident 20080702843709A: Cessna 195, Chicago, IL, July 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2008, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5350° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4408C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,008 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702843709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. WIND REPORTED ON AWOS AT 2045Z WAS 220 DEGREES AT 18 GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS. PILOT REPORTED THAT XM WEATHER ON HIS GARMIN 530 REPORTED THE WIND FROM 220 AT 16 GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. UPON LANDING A GUST RAISED THE RIGHT WING, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED.

## 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 CHI08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA179), Jul 2, 2008: Cessna 195 (N4408C), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition during landing. Contributing to the accident was the strong gusting crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N4408C (1)

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

- [Accident 19850412014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412014289A), Apr 12, 1985: Cessna 195 (N4408C), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Ground loop near completion of rollout while attempting turn onto taxiway. Left gear separated at fuselage.

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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