- Date
- October 2, 2005, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9880ACessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20051002022959A
- Case key
- 62585
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 261-hour private pilot lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped single-engine airplane while landing on runway 15 (a 7,202-foot long by 100-foot wide paved runway). The pilot reported "the winds at the airport were gusting" and after touchdown the airplane departed the right side of the runway traveling 250 feet on unimproved grass. After departing the runway, the right main wheel assembly separated from the landing gear strut. Shortly thereafter, the airplane ground looped, coming to rest in the upright position. Automated weather at the airport reported the winds from 170 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported having accumulated a total of 35 hours in the same make and model.
Factual narrative
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N9880A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7582
- Airframe hours
- 3,860
- Engine
- Jacobs R755-B2, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Stalford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2005 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- DWH · Houston, TX
- Destination
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- ADS · Addison, runway 15, 7,202 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 261 total · 35 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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