# NTSB CHI00FA229: Cessna 195A, N1010D, Oshkosh, WI, July 28, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 2000, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Oshkosh, WI - Coordinates: 44.059844, -88.53936 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0598&lon=-88.5394&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 21, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49854 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00FA229 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49854/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA229 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the landing gear being out of alignment. ## 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 - landing gear,main gear - out of calibration (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command ## Analysis The airplane was damaged when it ground-looped during landing. The pilot said that he was assigned runway 36R, which is actually a 50-foot wide taxiway that is used during the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in as a runway. He said that he, "...asked tower to land [on] 36L due to the gusty crosswind conditions and fact it is 150' wide. He said that on final to 36L he, "...saw two white aircraft on the touchdown zone on 36L. I advised tower that I couldn't land [on] 36L because of 2 aircraft on the landing zone. Tower said 'switch to 36R, cleared to land 36R.' During the flare to landing on 36R tower said 'Cessna 195 on 36R, extend your touchdown.' I complied by adding power and flying about 2 [feet] off the runway surface. I saw another blue aircraft in front of me on 36R, and realized I better land quickly. Being preoccupied by the approaching aircraft in front of me, I cut the power, touched down, and wasn't quick enough to catch the wind gust that lifted the right wing causing the left wing and left elevator tips to contact the runway. My aircraft continued down the runway and finally exited the runway to the right at about 20 mph, turned 180 [degrees] from runway direction and stopped in the grass." The pilot submitted a report from a repair facility that indicates that the accident aircraft landing gear was out of alignment in both toe and camber. The OSH weather reporting station recorded the weather at 1253 as: Winds 040 at 9 knots; Visibility 3 statute miles; Mist; Sky condition few clouds at 800 feet; Temperature 70 degrees Fahrenheit; Dew point 68 degrees Fahrenheit; Altimeter setting 29.94 inches of mercury. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2000, at 1345 central daylight time, a Cessna 195A, N1010D, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when it ground-looped during landing on runway 36R (8,000 feet by 50 feet, dry concrete), at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and his one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Poplar Grove airport, Poplar Grove, Illinois at 1130. In a written statement the pilot said that he was assigned runway 36R, which is actually a 50-foot wide taxiway that is used during the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in as a runway. He said that he, "...asked tower to land [on] 36L due to the gusty crosswind conditions and fact it is 150' wide. He said that on final to 36L he, "...saw two white aircraft on the touchdown zone on 36L. I advised tower that I couldn't land [on] 36L because of 2 aircraft on the landing zone. Tower said 'switch to 36R, cleared to land 36R.' During the flare to landing on 36R tower said 'Cessna 195 on 36R, extend your touchdown.' I complied by adding power and flying about 2 [feet] off the runway surface. I saw another blue aircraft in front of me on 36R, and realized I better land quickly. Being preoccupied by the approaching aircraft in front of me, I cut the power, touched down, and wasn't quick enough to catch the wind gust that lifted the right wing causing the left wing and left elevator tips to contact the runway. My aircraft continued down the runway and finally exited the runway to the right at about 20 mph, turned 180 [degrees] from runway direction and stopped in the grass." The pilot submitted a report from a repair facility that indicates that the accident aircraft landing gear was out of alignment in both toe and camber. The OSH weather reporting station recorded the weather at 1253 as: Winds 040 at 9 knots; Visibility 3 statute miles; Mist; Sky condition few clouds at 800 feet; Temperature 70 degrees Fahrenheit; Dew point 68 degrees Fahrenheit; Altimeter setting 29.94 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1010D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1010D), registered now, S/N 7618, built 1950 (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: 7618 - Airframe hours: 3369 - Engines: Jacobs R755-A2 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David J. Graham - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 2, 2000, 12 hours before - Departed: C77, POPLAR GROVE, IL - Destination: OSH - Airport: OSH, Wittman Regional Airport, runway 36R, 8,000 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; airline transport, military, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,923 total, 33 in this make and model, 9,100 as pilot in command, 213 in the last 90 days, 82 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 9 knots - Visibility: 3 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 158 °F, dew point 154 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: OSH ## 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 20000728037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728037199A), Jul 28, 2000: Cessna 195A, Oshkosh, WI, No damage. (-23) During approach switched runways due to other a/c on runway, when starting to flare, are requested that he extend the flare, then got caught by a gust of… ## Other investigations on N1010D (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 OAK65F0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0067), May 8, 1965: Cessna 195A (N1010D), Santa Rosa, CA, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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