# NTSB ATL88LA209: Cessna 195A, N1576D, Memphis, TN, July 3, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1988, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Coordinates: 35.169738, -89.860702 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1697&lon=-89.8607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7785/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA209

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - landing gear,axle - fractured
  - landing gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1576D), registered now, S/N 7798, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7798
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880703024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703024869A), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 195A, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Left main gear axle broke on the landing roll causing a ground loop and gear collapse. Prior hard landings suspect.

## Other investigations on N1576D (2)

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 CHI81FER21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER21), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 195 (N1576D), Redwood Falls, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD03), Jul 15, 1970: Cessna 195A (N1576D), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

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.

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