MIA72DKT03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195B · Punta Gorda, FL · July 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1971
Place
Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4462CCessna 195B
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162417

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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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3-2668  71/7/23    PUNTA GORDA,FLA     CESSNA 195B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 455
        TIME - 1000                    N4462C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNTA GORDA,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH CROSSWIND LDG GR.OTR CREW,1190HRS THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4462C
Reported as
Cessna 195B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Charlotte County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.