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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Fayetteville, NC · March 17, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1974
Place
Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3250Cessna 195
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740317005689A
Case key
186512

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0681  74/3/17    FAYETTEVILLE,NC     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1524
        TIME - 0942                    N3250               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 435 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANNIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,NC               FAYETTEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           47                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WHEEL BOLTS FAILED.60DEG X-WIND,15K.ARPT HAS RWY 27,LNDG TRAFFIC RWY 21.

Aircraft

Registration
N3250
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grannis

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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