# NTSB FTW01LA105: Cessna 195B, N195S, Conroe, TX, April 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 1, 2001, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Conroe, TX - Coordinates: 30.320552, -95.470504 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3206&lon=-95.4705&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 52136 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA105 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52136/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA105 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions during takeoff, 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, takeoff - roll/run - compensation for wind conditions - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis The pilot was taking off with a 20-degree left crosswind at 9 knots, and did not use any crosswind takeoff technique. During the takeoff roll, the left wing raised and right wing tip dragged on the ground. The pilot applied full left aileron and right rudder; however, the airplane weather vaned into the wind. As the airplane neared the edge of the runway, the pilot reduced the power, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that he could have prevented the accident by "use[ing] crosswind [takeoff] technique." ## Factual narrative On April 1, 2001, at 1415 central daylight time, a Cessna 195B tail-wheel equipped airplane, N195S, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during takeoff from the Montgomery County Airport, Conroe, Texas. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant and registered owner of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight was departing from the Montgomery County Airport at the time of the accident. According to a written statement provided by the pilot, he was taking off from runway 19. He stated that the wind was from 170 degrees at 9 knots, and he did not use any "crosswind technique." During the takeoff roll, the left wing raised and right wing tip dragged on the ground. The pilot applied full left aileron and right rudder; however, the airplane weather vaned into the wind. As the airplane neared the edge of the runway, the pilot reduced the power, and the airplane "immediately nosed down and landed on its back." According to the pilot, the propeller, engine cowling, firewall, engine, fuselage, both wings, and the empennage sustained damage. In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), under the section titled "Recommendation (How Could This Accident Have Been Prevented)," the pilot wrote, "use crosswind [takeoff] technique." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N195S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195S), registered now, S/N 7924, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 195B - Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7924 - Airframe hours: 3983 - Engines: Jacobs R755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David L. Cole - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 23, 2000, 50 hours before - Departed: CXO, Conroe, TX - Airport: CXO, Montgomery County, runway 19, 3,974 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 29, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 1,492 total, 1,343 in this make and model, 1,365 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °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 20010401007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010401007199A), Apr 1, 2001: Cessna 195B, Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. (-23)On April 1, 2001, at approximately 1415 CDT a Cessna, N195S, model 195-B, serial no. 7924 was substantially damaged when the aircraft veered off the… 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.