# NTSB FTW03LA062: Cessna 195, N195SR, Wink, TX, December 20, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 20, 2002, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Wink, TX
- Coordinates: 31.779722, -103.201385
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7797&lon=-103.2014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 2003
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56234/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA062

## Probable cause

The separation of the main landing gear axle bolt from the landing gear assembly.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - separation (cause)

## Analysis

During the landing roll, the airplane departed the runway following a collapse of the right main landing gear.  The right main landing gear axle bolt, part number AN10-46A, that attached the landing gear axle to the right main landing gear assembly was found separated from the axle.  According to the FAA inspector, the bolt exhibited physical evidence of stripped threads, and the bolt hole at the landing gear axle did not exhibit deformation. The maintenance history for the bolt and the landing gear could not be determined.

## Factual narrative

On December 20, 2002, at 1515 central standard time, a Cessna 195, single-engine airplane, N195SR, departed the runway during the landing roll following a collapse of the right main landing gear at the Winkler County Airport, near Wink, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.  The airline transport pilot, the airplane owner, and another passenger were not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed.  The flight originated from Fort Worth, Texas, approximately 1200, with a planned destination of El Paso, Texas.

The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the outboard portion of the right wing bent upward with the right main wing spar collapsed.  Structural damage was also found at the engine firewall.  The right main axle bolt, part number AN10-46A, that attached the landing gear axle to the right main landing gear assembly was found separated from the axle.  According to the FAA inspector, the bolt exhibited physical evidence of stripped threads, and the bolt hole at the landing gear axle did not exhibit deformation.

Available maintenance records reviewed by the FAA inspector and the NTSB investigator-in-charge did not reveal the maintenance history for the bolt or the landing gear.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N195SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 195
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7341
- Engines: Jacobs R-755-B2 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Thomas Goodwin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FTW, Fort Worth, TX
- Destination: ELP, El Paso, TX
- Airport: INK, Winkler County Airport, runway 22, 3,515 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 9, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 17,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: INK

## 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 20021220033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021220033829A), Dec 20, 2002: Cessna 195, Wink, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 20, 2002, a Cessna 195 tailwheel aircraft, N195SR, departed meacham field (ftw), fort worth, TX, with an intended destination of el paso…

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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