# NTSB FTW91LA057: Cessna 195B, N841DP, Mc Kinney, TX, March 24, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1991, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Coordinates: 33.180049, -96.590881 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1800&lon=-96.5909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW91LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23316/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA057

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LANDING SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING A DAY LANDING THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIS LANDING ROLL CARRIED HIM TO THE PAVED RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRPLANE REACHED THE RUNWAY THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND-LOOPED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N841DP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841DP), registered now, S/N 16112, built 1953 (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: 16112
- Engines: JACOBS R-755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: J. P. Martin
- Registered owner: J. P. Martin
- Departed: 52F, ROANOKE, TX
- Airport: TX05, Aero Country, runway 17, 2,950 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 16,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 8,500 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 19910324007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324007679A), Mar 24, 1991: Cessna 195B, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on paved portion of grass strip. Ground looped collapsing left main gear.

## Other investigations on N841DP (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 MIA89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA216), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 195B (N841DP), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING DUE TO LOW CYCLE FATIGUE, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE GROUND.

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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