# NTSB BFO92LA029: Cessna 195, N4495C, Charleston, WV, March 4, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1992, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Coordinates: 38.370544, -81.560729 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3705&lon=-81.5607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO92LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11764/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA029

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - sign
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY VFR FLIGHT.  THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AT TAXIWAY A3.  AS HE MADE THE 70 DEGREE LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT WHEEL OF HIS CESSNA 195 WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY INTO SOFT DIRT.  THE PILOT INCREASED ENGINE POWER AND PUSHED LEFT RUDDER.  AS THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT, IT STRUCK AN AIRPORT TAXIWAY MARKER.  THE COLLISION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE'S HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.  THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4495C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4495C), registered now, S/N 16079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 16079
- Engines: JACOBS R-755-A2 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Billy H. Basham
- Registered owner: Billy H. Basham
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 10, 1991, 80 hours before
- Departed: ZZV, ZANESVILLE, OH
- Destination: 1600
- Airport: CRW, Charleston/Yeager, runway 23, 6,302 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,841 total, 480 in this make and model, 3,841 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19920304005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304005059A), Mar 4, 1992: Cessna 195, Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Right wheel ran off pavement turning off runway into soft dirt. Empennege struck runway marker trying to extricate.

## Other investigations on N4495C (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 CEN09CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA246), Apr 9, 2009: Cessna 195 (N4495C), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds during landing.

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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