# NTSB investigations: Cessna 195B: 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 ERA25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA295.md): Cessna 195 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2025 · N1950C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear due to the loss of the protective paint coating and a change in the local surface finish from impermissible grinding, which resulted in fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB WPR24LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA145.md): Cessna 195 · Big Bear, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2024 · N2193C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB GAA19CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA198.md): Cessna 195 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 29, 2019 · N195PC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and the nose landing gear collapsing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA444.md): Cessna 195 · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2018 · N195N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA450.md): Cessna 195B · Camdenton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2012 · N3092B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA408.md): Cessna 195B · Millington, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2012 · N4418C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA192.md): Cessna 195B · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2012 · N2194C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll while landing with a gusting wind.

## 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 ('2073112')
    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=2073112

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