# NTSB LAX95LA084: Cessna 195, N195JB, Phoenix, AZ, January 22, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 22, 1995, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Coordinates: 33.679347, -112.089385 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6793&lon=-112.0894&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 31, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29015 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29015/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA084 ## Probable cause the failure of the left main strut due to a pre-existing crack. ## 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 - landing gear,main gear strut - cracked (cause) - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,total (cause) - directional control - not possible, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT HE RETURNED FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, WHICH WAS CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND GROUND LOOPED IN THE ADJOINING DIRT. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN WITH RUDDER OR BRAKE APPLICATION. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY A FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN STRUT FAILED JUST ABOVE THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE FRACTURE FACE WAS 'HEAVILY DISCOLORED AND HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN THERE A VERY LONG TIME.' ## Factual narrative On January 22, 1995, at 1330 mountain standard time, a Cessna 195, N195JB, ground looped following separation of the left main wheel during the landing ground roll at the Deer Valley airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was on a local personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot and the one passenger onboard were not injured. The flight originated at the Deer Valley airport on the day of the accident at 1230 hours. The pilot reported that after a local flight he returned and landed on runway 7 right. During the rollout the aircraft yawed slightly to the left, which was corrected with right rudder. The aircraft then veered to the right, exited the runway, and ground looped in the adjoining dirt. The pilot said he could not correct the right turn with rudder or brake application. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector revealed that the left main strut failed just above the wheel assembly. The inspector reported that the fracture face was "heavily discolored and had obviously been there a very long time." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N195JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195JB), registered now, S/N 7220 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195 - Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7220 - Airframe hours: 1023 - Engines: JACOBS L6MB 330 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Joseph W. Bartasavage - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 16, 1995, 1 hours before - Departed: DVT - Airport: DVT, Deer Valley, runway 7R, 8,200 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 10,225 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 3 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DVT ## 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 19950122000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122000669A), Jan 22, 1995: Cessna 195, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Left main strut failed near wheel assembly on landing ground looped. Old fatigue crack that finaly failed. ## Other investigations on N195JB (2) 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 LAX86LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA290), Jul 13, 1986: Cessna 195B (N195JB), San Diego, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB LAX83LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA045), Dec 4, 1982: Cessna 195B (N195JB), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.