# NTSB CHI05CA157: Cessna 195, N355ST, Peru, IL, June 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 28, 2005, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Peru, IL - Coordinates: 41.351943, -89.153053 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3519&lon=-89.1531&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: West Chicago, IL, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61956 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA157 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61956/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA157 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing and the ground loop he encountered. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ground - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain following a ground loop during a landing. The pilot stated, "Winds were about 5 to 6 knots from 210 [degrees]. I made my approach on [runway] 18 and made a very routine 3 point landing. After slowing to about 30 mph the aircraft unexpectedly spun to the left, leaving the left side of the runway causing substantial damage to the right gear, right seat and right wing. At no time were the brakes applied." The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions associated with the flight. ## Factual narrative On June 28, 2005, about 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 195, N355ST, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain following a ground loop during a landing on runway 18 at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (VYS), near Peru, Illinois. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The passenger sustained a minor injury and the pilot reported no injury. The local flight departed from VYS about 0830. The pilot's accident report stated: Winds were about 5 to 6 knots from 210 [degrees]. I made my approach on [runway] 18 and made a very routine 3 point landing. After slowing to about 30 mph the aircraft unexpectedly spun to the left, leaving the left side of the runway causing substantial damage to the right gear, right seat and right wing. At no time were the brakes applied. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions associated with the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N355ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355ST), registered now, S/N 7285, built 1948 (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: 7285 - Engines: Jacobs R755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles A. Sanders - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: VYS, Peru, IL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 315 total, 80 in this make and model, 257 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Observed at: VYS ## 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 20050628024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050628024159A), Jun 28, 2005: Cessna 195, Peru, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot failed to account for crosswind condition and lost directional control during landing roll-out on runway 18 at vys, resulting in a ground loop. ## Other investigations on N355ST (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 CHI03LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA222), Jul 19, 2003: Cessna 195 (N355ST), Racine, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear axle resulting in the brake being locked and subsequent loss of directional control. 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.