# NTSB CHI02LA273: Cessna 195, N4331N, Shenandoah, IA, August 30, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 30, 2002, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Shenandoah, IA - Coordinates: 40.751388, -95.41333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7514&lon=-95.4133&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 55643 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA273 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55643/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA273 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and the locked brake. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind. ## 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) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass - Nose over, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - locked (cause) ## Analysis The airplane nosed over during a landing roll. The pilot reported that he obtained the local Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) prior to landing. He stated the AWOS reported the winds as being from 150 degrees at 9 knots, and then later as being from 140 degrees at 8 knots. The AWOS was also reporting that runway 12/30 was closed for maintenance so the pilot made his landing approach to runway 22. The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane weathervaned into the wind and traveled off the left side of the runway. He reported he used right rudder and the brakes to get the airplane back on the runway heading while in the grass. The airplane then ground looped to the right and nosed over. The right brake was found locked up after the accident. The 1305 weather observation taken at SDA showed the winds were from 110 degrees at 8 knots. Skid marks from the right main landing gear were visible on the runway. ## Factual narrative On August 30, 2002, at 1300 central daylight time, a Cessna 195, N4331N, nosed over following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 22 (5,000 feet by 75 feet, concrete) at the Shenandoah Municipal Airport (SDA), Shenandoah, Iowa. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Longmont, Colorado, at 0824 mountain daylight time. The pilot reported that he was stopping at SDA for an en route fuel stop on his way to Blakesburg, Iowa. He reported he contacted Flight Watch several times during the flight and he listened to the SDA Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) prior to landing. He stated the AWOS reported the winds as being from 150 degrees at 9 knots, then later as being from 140 degrees at 8 knots. The AWOS was also reporting that runway 12/30 was closed for maintenance so the pilot made his landing approach to runway 22. The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane weathervaned into the wind and traveled off the left side of the runway. He reported he used right rudder and the brakes to get the airplane back on the runway heading while in the grass. The airplane then ground looped to the right and nosed over. The pilot report that after leaving the hospital, he returned to the airport and the airplane was being put in the hangar. He reported, "They detached the tow and tried to push the plane into the hangar. They were unable to do so because the right brake was locked. The driver of the tow truck then disconnected the right brake line on the right landing gear and the brake immediately released." The 1305 weather observation taken at SDA showed the winds were from 110 degrees at 8 knots. Skid marks from the right main landing gear were visible on the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4331N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4331N), registered now, S/N 7078, built 1947 (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: 7078 - Airframe hours: 5876 - Engines: Jacobs R755A2 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Arnold R. Peckar - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 18, 2002, 23 hours before - Departed: 2V2, Longmont, CO - Destination: SDA, Shenandoah, IA - Airport: SDA, Shenandoah Municipal, runway 22, 5,000 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 996 total, 486 in this make and model, 883 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: SDA ## 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 20020830027579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830027579A), Aug 30, 2002: Cessna 195, Shenandoah, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control on landing. The aircraft bounced and flipped over on it's back. Substantial damage occurred to the aircraft. ## Other investigations on N4331N (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 LAX85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA237), Apr 6, 1985: Cessna 195 (N4331N), Tucson, AZ, 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.