# Accident 20150418006359A: Cessna 195, Independence, IA, April 18, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 18, 2015, 09:15 local time - Place: Independence, IA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.4500° N, 91.9478° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4500&lon=-91.9478&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1558D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1558D) (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 - Reported engine: JACOBS R755A - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 2,811 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA203) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418006359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 18, 2015, N1558D, A CESSNA 195, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE DUBUQUE, IOWA AIRPORT (KDBQ) FOR INDEPENDENCE, IA (KIIB) AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 CDT. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ON BOARD (1 PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS) THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VFR. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 36. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS: KIIB 181435Z 10014G18 090OVC 21/06 A3001. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 36 AT KIIB AT APPROXIMATELY 0915CDT. UPON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TRACKING RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, TRAVELING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND STRIKING AND PUNCTURING THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP FACING 060 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY 50 FT EAST OF RUNWAY 36. THE LEFT WING TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL, AS WELL AS THE GASCOLATOR ON THE ENGINE FIREWALL. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. ## 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 CEN15CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA203), Apr 18, 2015: Cessna 195A (N1558D), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to land in strong crosswind conditions, resulting in his on-ground loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind that exceeded the crosswind limits of the… ## Other reports on N1558D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20100926048539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100926048539A), Sep 26, 2010: Cessna 195 (N1558D), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. N1558D, a Cessna (ce) 195 piloted by [privacy data omitted], lost directional control during takeoff ground roll, departed the runway and ground looped causing… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.