# Accident 20151014017699A: Cessna 195A, Aztec, NM, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 09:25 local time
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8375° N, 108.0275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8375&lon=-108.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90K-2016-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014017699A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2015 AT 0925 MDT A CESSNA 195 N90K LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AT AZTEC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METERLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GOODLAND, KANSAS ON OCTOBER 14, 2015 AT 0715 CDT

## 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 GAA16CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA017), Oct 14, 2015: Cessna 195A (N90K), Aztec, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N90K (1)

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

- [Incident 20111021025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111021025299I), Oct 21, 2011: Cessna 195A (N90K), Inyokern, CA, Minor damage. During cruise, the engine caught fire due to a fuel leak in the fuel injection system. The pilot diverted to iyk and made an emergency landing without incident.

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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