# NTSB GAA19CA198: Cessna 195, N195PC, Ormond Beach, FL, March 29, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 29, 2019, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC) - Place: Ormond Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.301111, -81.113891 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1139&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99225 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA198 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99225/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99225 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA198 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and the nose landing gear collapsing. ## 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-flare/touchdown: 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-flare/touchdown: 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-flare/touchdown: 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) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, as the airplane touched down, it veered right. He tried to correct with full aft stick and full right aileron and left brake, but the airplane continued to yaw right and then exited the right side of the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, as the airplane touched down, the airplane veered to the right. He tried to correct with full aft stick, full right aileron and left brake, but the airplane continued to yaw to the right, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest at the right edge of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the automated weather reporting station located on the airport, reported that the wind was from 020° at 5 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane on runway 35. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N195PC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195PC), registered now, S/N 16140, built 1954 (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 R-755B2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755b2) (registry code 35023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16140 - Year built: 1954 - Airframe hours: 3103.5 - Engines: Jacobs 755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 23, 2019 - Departed: CRG, Jacksonville, FL - Destination: OMN, Ormond Beach, FL - Airport: OMN, Ormond Beach Muni, runway 35, 3,704 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 78; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 31,706 total, 565 in this make and model, 19,468 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: KOMN ## 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 20190329002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002129A), Mar 29, 2019: Cessna 195B, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported he lost control during cross wind landing; landing on rnw 35, winds reported to be 030/6K. Aircraft began to ground loop and left main landing… ## Other investigations on N195PC (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 GAA17CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA097), Dec 11, 2016: Cessna 195 (N195PC), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stationary airplane during taxi. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 7, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99225. 3.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40472603&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 265 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40472604&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF 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. 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