# NTSB FTW95LA210: Cessna 175, N7152M, Malvern, AR, May 21, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1995, 20:00 local (May 21, 1995, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Malvern, AR
- Coordinates: 34.369476, -92.810501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3695&lon=-92.8105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19428/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA210

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence post
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE 94 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT, THE BRAKES FAILED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ACROSS A ROAD AND IMPACTED A FENCE POST AND A TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO ANOMALIES AND SKID MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT'S MOST RECENT FLIGHT WAS ON OCTOBER 2, 1994, 230 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## Factual narrative

On May 20, 1995, at 2000 central daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7152M, collided with a fence while landing near Malvern, Arkansas.  The private pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage.  The airplane was being operated by Malvern Flyers, Inc., under Title 14 CFR Part 91.  No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions with calm winds prevailed for the local personal flight which departed Malvern at 1930 CDT.

According to the pilot, after landing on the first third of runway 03 at Malvern Municipal Airport, the airplane's brakes failed.  The airplane exited the left side of the runway, passing through a ditch, across a road, and coming to rest against a tree and a fence post.  Damage to the airplane included distortion of the fuselage and bending of both wing spars.

On May 22, 1995, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane's brakes and found "they functioned good and had no defects."  He also observed skid marks of both the left and right main gear tires on the runway leading to the point at which the airplane exited the runway.  A copy of the inspector's statement is attached to this report.

Examination of the pilot's logbook by an FAA inspector revealed that the last logged flight was on October 2, 1994.  The pilot completed a biennial flight review on March 12, 1994, and logged a total of 4.9 hours of flight time in 1994.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7152M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7152M-1996-12-12), registration cancelled 1996-12-12, S/N 55452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55452
- Airframe hours: 2501
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300-A reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kratz, Wendell D.
- Registered owner: Malvern Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 18, 1995, 16 hours before
- Departed: M78
- Airport: M78, Malvern Municipal, runway 3, 3,188 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 94 total, 6 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °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 19950520012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520012249A), May 20, 1995: Cessna 175, Malvern, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported brakes failed landing. Veered off runway. Hit ditch fence and tree. No brake defects. Pilot error.

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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