# NTSB BFO94LA156: Cessna 195B, N9885A, Ossipee, NH, August 27, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1994, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Ossipee, NH
- Location: 43.6854° N, 71.1167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ossipee, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6854&lon=-71.1167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO94LA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8976/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA156

## Probable cause

SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - fatigue (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - separation

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AT A PRIVATE TURF STRIP WHEN DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA AND IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE.

## Factual narrative

On August 27, 1994, at 1200 eastern daylight time, N9885A, a Cessna 195B, owned and operated by David Swanson of Wakefield, New Hampshire, crashed during landing at a private strip in Ossipee, New Hampshire.  The certificated airline transport pilot and his passenger were not injured.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed.  The personal flight was operated under 14 CFR 91 and had originated in Sanford, Maine.

The pilot reported that he made a normal approach to the airstrip.  He stated that the airplane touched down and during the landing roll the main landing gear broke and the airplane ground-looped.

The landing gear was examined by an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector who reported that the left main gear folded during the roll out due to fatigue failure.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9885A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9885A), registered now, S/N 7638, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7638
- Airframe hours: 6421
- Engines: JACOBS 755-B2 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David Swanson
- Registered owner: David Swanson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Special, Provisional (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, October 13, 1993, 18 hours before
- Departed: SFM, SANFORD, ME
- Destination: PVT, NH
- Airport: PVT, Windscok Village

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; airline transport, commercial, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 26,000 total, 33 in this make and model, 16,900 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F

## 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 19940827048629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940827048629A), Aug 27, 1994: Cessna 195B, Ossipee, NH, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear broke on the landing roll. Fatigue failure noted.

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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