# NTSB GAA18CA444: Cessna 195, N195N, Hood River, OR, July 21, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 21, 2018, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Hood River, OR - Coordinates: 45.6725, -121.53083 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6725&lon=-121.5308&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97901 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA444 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97901/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97901 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA444 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 195B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073112), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, as the tailwheel touched down, the airplane veered sharply left. He applied full right rudder and brake to no avail. The airplane exited the runway to the left, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that, during a postaccident examination, he did not observe any anomalies with the rudder cables, tailwheel assembly, and brakes. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 16 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 240° at 6 knots. The airplane landed on runway 25. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, as the tailwheel touched down, the airplane veered sharply to the left. He applied full right rudder and brake to no avail. The airplane exited the runway to the left, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that, during a postaccident examination, he was able to jack the tail into the air to observe the tailwheel and rudder. There were no observed anomalies with the rudder cables, tailwheel assembly, and brakes. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 16 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 240° at 6 knots. The airplane landed on runway 25. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N195N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195N), registered now, S/N 16075, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 195 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16075 - Year built: 1953 - Airframe hours: 3445.9 - Engines: Jacobs R755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 11, 2017 - Departed: PLU, Puyallup, WA - Destination: 4S2, Hood River, OR - Airport: 4S2, Ken Jernstedt Airfield, runway 25, 3,040 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2017; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 6,071.7 total, 466 in this make and model, 5,100 as pilot in command, 12.3 in the last 90 days, 7.8 in the last 30 days, 1.2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: K4S2 ## 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 20180721014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180721014569A), Jul 21, 2018: Cessna 195B, Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot and [privacy data omitted] of aircraft reported he began flight departing from a private airstrip in kent, WA, and picked up additional passengers at… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 15, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97901. 1.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 876 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467378&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 68 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467379&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 3, .PDF, 2 photos, 776 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467380&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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