# NTSB CHI08CA179: Cessna 195, N4408C, Lansing, IL, July 2, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 2, 2008, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Lansing, IL - Coordinates: 41.534999, -87.529441 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA179 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68638/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA179 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition during landing. Contributing to the accident was the strong gusting crosswind condition. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,014 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,789 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The accident occurred during a crosswind landing in strong gusting winds. The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed due to an excessive side load. The airplane swerved to the right, coming to rest in a grass easement off the right side of the runway. The left wing, left main landing gear, and fuselage were damaged. The local winds were from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting 26 knots. ## Factual narrative The accident occurred during a crosswind landing in strong gusting winds. The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed due to an excessive side load. The airplane swerved to the right, coming to rest in a grass easement off the right side of the runway. The left wing, left main landing gear, and fuselage were damaged. The local winds were from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting 26 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4408C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408C), registered now, S/N 7993, built 1952 (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: 7993 - Airframe hours: 3389 - Engines: Jacobs R755A 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: 08 Charlie Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2008 - Departed: 1G5, Medina, OH - Destination: IGQ, Lansing, IL - Airport: IGQ, Lansing Municipal Airport, runway 18, 4,002 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 2,008 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 2,008 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 15 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.72 inHg - Observed at: IGQ ## 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 20080702843709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702843709A), Jul 2, 2008: Cessna 195, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 18. Wind reported on AWOS at 2045Z was 220 degrees at 18 gusting to 24 knots. Pilot reported that xm weather on his garmin 530… ## Other investigations on N4408C (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 ATL85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA133), Apr 12, 1985: Cessna 195 (N4408C), Lexington, KY, 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.