# Accident 20241031018699A: Cessna 195A, Bethel, PA, October 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2024, 10:15 local time
- Place: Bethel, PA
- Airport: Grimes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0000° N, 76.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-76.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3083B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3083B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241031018699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA036), Oct 31, 2024: Cessna 195A (N3083B), Bethel, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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