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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 195 · Clinton, AR · March 2, 2016

Date: March 2, 2016 · 15:30 local
Place: Clinton, AR
Airport: Holly Mountain Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3869V
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA144
Reported as: Cessna 195
Reported engine: JACOBS R755A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total38 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N3869VRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2022 · Cessna 195S/N 7330 · Built 1949 Airframe modelCessna 195 Engine modelJacobs R755A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 2, 2016 at 15:30 CST, a Cessna 195, N3869, owned and registered to the pilot in command with no other passengers on board, ground looped after touchdown and then veered off the off the runway Holly Mountain Airpark (2A2), Clinton ar. The aircraft sustained substantially damaged to the fuselage, tail boom, right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Preflight briefing was obtained through foreflight services. The pilot was not injured in the accident. The flight was originated at Holly Mountain Airpark for a local flight. The pilot reported wind gust with a quartering headwind at touchdown. The pilot reported the aircrafts left wing was lifted and the aircraft did a 180 degree spin and the right wing came in contact with the ground. After the aircraft veered off the runway and it got tangled up in a wire fence with the wire wrapping itself around the propeller and engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 2, 2016 AT 15:30 CST, A CESSNA 195, N3869, OWNED AND REGISTERED TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND WITH NO OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD, GROUND LOOPED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THEN VEERED OFF THE OFF THE RUNWAY HOLLY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK (2A2), CLINTON AR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED TO THE FUSELAGE, TAIL BOOM, RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. PREFLIGHT BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED THROUGH FOREFLIGHT SERVICES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATED AT HOLLY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED WIND GUST WITH A QUARTERING HEADWIND AT TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING WAS LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND THE RIGHT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IT GOT TANGLED UP IN A WIRE FENCE WITH THE WIRE WRAPPING ITSELF AROUND THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA16CA144Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClinton, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with a fence.Mar 2, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3869V · 1

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