# NTSB investigations: Cessna 195: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA385.md): Cessna 195 · Dyersburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 18, 2024 · N195KW · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the tailwheel strut, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing roll and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN13LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA170.md): Cessna 195 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N4426C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of an excessive taxi speed, which resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the unlit taxiway after the failure of the right wing landing light.
- [NTSB WPR10CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA471.md): Cessna 195 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2010 · N1558D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR09CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA468.md): Cessna 195 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2009 · N190JS · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the right landing gear wheel attachment bolts.
- [NTSB CHI08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA179.md): Cessna 195 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2008 · N4408C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition during landing. Contributing to the accident was the strong gusting crosswind condition.
- [NTSB DEN08LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA112.md): Cessna 195 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2008 · N4426C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, causing the design stress limits of the airplane to be exceeded. Excessive sideloads incurred caused the right main landing gear wheel and strut to fail.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073102')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=2073102

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