# NTSB CEN24LA280: Cessna 195A, N1524D, Greenville, MI, July 19, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 19, 2024, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Greenville, MI - Coordinates: 43.142139, -85.253861 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1421&lon=-85.2539&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194750 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA280 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194750/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194750 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA280 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which led to a ground-loop. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that upon landing the tailwheel equipped airplane swerved to the left and he applied right rudder and brake to correct. The airplane then ground looped to the right before coming to a stop. The pilot was able to taxi to parking. The pilot believed that the left tire of the airplane was flat which caused him to lose directional control of the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage. Examination of the runway revealed that skid marks were produced by both main landing gear tires at various times before the ground-loop occurred, and that the left tire was not flat until it was side-loaded during the event. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1524D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1524D), registered now, S/N 7746, 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 L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7746 - Year built: 1952 - Engines: Jacobs R-755-9 245 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 0I8, Cynthiana, KY - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 6D6, Greenville Muni, runway 10/28, 4,199 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; seat: left; restraint: lap only ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KGRR, 20 nm away - METAR: METAR KGRR 191853Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW055 25/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02500117= ## 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 20240719009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240719009589A), Jul 19, 2024: Cessna 195A, Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2024, at 1500 local time, a Cessna 195 aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to and flown by an airline transport pilot rated individual… ## Other investigations on N1524D (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 MIA74FKG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG68), May 5, 1974: Cessna 195 (N1524D), Crabapple, GA, substantial damage ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 6, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194750. 603 KB in all. - Accident photographs (item 1, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 485 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17967016&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17980964&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N1524D%20Narrative%20FAA-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation with pilot (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17981564&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20ROC-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.