# NTSB CHI07CA172: Cessna 195, N4358V, Battle Creek, MI, June 19, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2007, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Battle Creek, MI - Coordinates: 42.30722, -85.251388 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3072&lon=-85.2514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 66074 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66074/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA172 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop. ## 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) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - terrain condition - runway - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged during a ground loop on runway 31 (4,835 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that on his third touch and go, he flared the airplane into a flat attitude to ease it down onto the runway. The airplane bounced twice and started to turn to the left. He corrected with right rudder but the aircraft bounced again and he applied more right rudder. The airplane responded and turned to the right. At this point the airplane was "45 degrees off the centerline of the runway and was heading for the runway lights." The pilot tried to correct the airplane back to the left, but the airplane ground looped. The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. ## Factual narrative The airplane was substantially damaged during a ground loop on runway 31 (4,835 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that on his third touch and go, he flared the airplane into a flat attitude to ease it down onto the runway. The airplane bounced twice and started to turn to the left. He corrected with right rudder but the aircraft bounced again and he applied more right rudder. The airplane responded and turned to the right. At this point the airplane was "45 degrees off the centerline of the runway and was heading for the runway lights." The pilot tried to correct the airplane back to the left, but the airplane ground looped. The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4358V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4358V), registered now, S/N 7274 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 195 - Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7274 - Airframe hours: 3490 - Engines: Jacobs R755B-2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Layson Aviation, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2007 - Departed: YIP, DETROIT, MI - Destination: Battle Creek, MI - Airport: BTL, W K Kellogg, runway 31, 4,835 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 6,800 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 3,700 total, 160 in this make and model, 3,650 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KBTL ## 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 20070619014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070619014939A), Jun 19, 2007: Cessna 195, Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced hard-landing on runway, ground looped, exited runway damaging left wing and collapsing left landing gear. ## Other investigations on N4358V (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 CEN21LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA422), Sep 16, 2021: Cessna 195 (N4358V), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi, which resulted in a ground loop. 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.