# NTSB CHI99LA015: Cessna 195, N1003D, Rugby, ND, October 26, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 26, 1998, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Rugby, ND
- Coordinates: 48.360122, -99.990867 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3601&lon=-99.9909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1999
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 45168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA015

## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain directional control.

## 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
  - object - runway light
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during touchdown the airplane was 'probably not lined up directly down the runway, but a little to the right.  Apparently I did not apply enough right rudder, because the airplane went off the runway... .'  The airplane hit a runway light and then ground looped.  The pilot reported, 'I would have to say this was due to pilot loss of directional control.'

## Factual narrative

On October 26, 1998, at 1145 central standard time, a Cessna 195, N1003D, was substantially damaged when it ground looped during the landing roll.  The private pilot was not injured.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Rugby, North Dakota, on a local flight.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

The pilot reported that during touchdown the airplane was "probably not lined up directly down the runway, but a little to the right.  Apparently I did not apply enough right rudder, because the airplane went off the runway... ."  The airplane hit a runway light and then ground looped.  The pilot reported, "I would have to say this was due to pilot loss of directional control."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1003D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1003D), registered now, S/N 7611, built 1950 (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: 7611
- Airframe hours: 2149
- Engines: Jacobs R755-B2 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Phillip Martin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1998, 27 hours before
- Departed: RUG
- Airport: RUG, Rugby Municipal, runway 12, 3,604 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 816 total, 14 in this make and model, 725 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F

## 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 19981026030879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981026030879A), Oct 26, 1998: Cessna 195, Rugby, ND, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped on landing and sustained substantial damage. (-23) the pilot in command, who is also the owner/operator of the aircraft, was practicing…

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.

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