# NTSB MKC83LA037: Cessna 195B, N3091B, Lewellen, NE, December 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 8, 1982, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place: Lewellen, NE
- Coordinates: 41.330688, -102.140037 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3307&lon=-102.1400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71416/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA037

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total

## Analysis

PILOT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND DURING TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD AND GROUNDLOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3091B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3091B), registered now, S/N 7976, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7976
- Airframe hours: 2641
- Engines: JACOBS R-755-A2 245 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kugler Co.
- Registered owner: Kugler Co.
- Departed: LEWELLEN, NE
- Destination: C, LEXINGTON, NE
- Airport: Caldwell Private, runway 32, 2,800 × 500 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,000 total, 54 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821208065079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208065079A), Dec 8, 1982: Cessna 195B, Lewellen, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N3091B (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 NYC94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA177), Sep 10, 1994: Cessna 195 B (N3091B), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing factors are excessive airspeed, fatigue, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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.

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