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FAA accident report · Cessna 195B · Albuquerque, NM · April 28, 2013

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Date
April 28, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4420C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA243
Reported as
Cessna 195B
Reported engine
JACOBS R755B series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,670 total3 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N4420CRegistered now · Cessna 195BS/N 16005 · Built 1952Airframe modelCessna 195BEngine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 28, 2013, at approximately 0930 MDT, N4420C, a CE-195 during landing rollout lost control, ground looping and departed the left side of runway 22 at double eagle ii airport, (kaeg), Albuquerque, new Mexico. The aircraft came to rest upside down and sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and his passenger received no injuries.

05/06/13 Pilot interview:

The flight on 04/28/13 was a pleasure flight - no instruction.

The pilot had just completed his fourth landing. The touch down was three point on the centerline of runway 22 at kaeg. The aircraft rolled straight for 500 to 600 ft. the aircraft suddenly began swerving to the left with the pilot immediately applying right rudder with no counter effect. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upside down. The pilot believed that the tailwheel was castering at the time of loss of control.

Two a/w inspectors from the abq FSDO inspected this aircraft a minimum of two times and both believe that the tail wheel was functioning properly.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 28, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 MDT, N4420C, A CE-195 DURING LANDING ROLLOUT LOST CONTROL, GROUND LOOPING AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, (KAEG), ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

05/06/13 PILOT INTERVIEW:

THE FLIGHT ON 04/28/13 WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT - NO INSTRUCTION.

THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED HIS FOURTH LANDING. THE TOUCH DOWN WAS THREE POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 22 AT KAEG. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED STRAIGHT FOR 500 TO 600 FT. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BEGAN SWERVING TO THE LEFT WITH THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO COUNTER EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT THE TAILWHEEL WAS CASTERING AT THE TIME OF LOSS OF CONTROL.

TWO A/W INSPECTORS FROM THE ABQ FSDO INSPECTED THIS AIRCRAFT A MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES AND BOTH BELIEVE THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

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 CEN13LA243Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Apr 28, 2013 · Substantial damage