20241031018699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 195A · Bethel, PA · October 31, 2024

Date
October 31, 2024 · 10:15 local
Place
Bethel, PA
Airport
Grimes
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3083B
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA036
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Reported engine
JACOBS L4 /R755-7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was practicing landings at airport 8N1. Upon touchdown on runway 29, the aircraft bounced and deviated to the left side of the runway. The pilot corrected to the right and the aircraft entered a ground loop. The aircraft came to rest with the left main landing gear broken off and folded under the aircraft fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT AIRPORT 8N1. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 29, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DEVIATED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.