- Date
- July 3, 1988, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1576DCessna 195A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880703024869A
- Case key
- 7785
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the left wheel separated from the airplane during ldg rollout on rwy 27, allowing the left gear to drag on the rwy. The airplane then bounced, veered to the right, and skidded to a stop. The left ldg gear collapsed as the acft stopped. The plt said that the ldg was not hard and that the winds were light & variable. Examination of the left ldg gear revealed that the axle spindle had fractured and separated. Metallurgical examination revealed overstress fractures and evidence of excessive sideloads. The airplane also sustained damage to the left wing tip, aileron, the left horiz stab and elevator. The arpt winds were reported from 360 deg at 6 KTS, a few minutes after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1576D
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7798
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-B2, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Continenza, Stephen A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Airport
- MEM · Memphis International, runway 27, 8,936 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1576D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.