# Accident 20160302001809A: Cessna 195, Clinton, AR, March 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, AR
- Airport: Holly Mountain Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6525° N, 92.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6525&lon=-92.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3869V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3869V-2022-09-13) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 38 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160302001809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA144), Mar 2, 2016: Cessna 195 (N3869V), Clinton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N3869V (1)

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

- [Incident 20200908012729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200908012729I), Sep 8, 2020: Cessna 195 (N3869V), Blairsville, GA, Minor damage. When the pilot attempted to perform a landing on runway 08, at airport kdzj (Blairsville ga). The two main wheels touched down with no issues, once the tail…

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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