# NTSB NYC00LA016: Cessna 190, N195EL, Somerville, NJ, October 27, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 1999, 16:42 local (20:42 UTC) - Place: Somerville, NJ - Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47691 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47691/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA016 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind. ## 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 - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane bounced as it touched down on the runway. During the bounce, a gust of wind appeared and 'drifted the airplane to the left.' The airplane began to 'groundloop to the right,' and as the pilot applied the brakes 'to straighten it,' the airplane flipped onto its back. Examination of the runway revealed marks about 300 feet long consistent with those of airplane tire skid marks. The winds reported at SMQ at 1653 were from 010 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 1999, about 1642 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 190, N195EL, was substantially damaged during landing at the Somerset Airport (SMQ), Somerville, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot/owner and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he prepared for a landing on Runway 30, and reported the wind from a heading of 020, at 8 knots. According to the pilot, the airplane bounced as it touched down, approximately 3/4 down the length of the 2,733 foot long runway. During the bounce, a gust of wind "drifted the airplane to the left side of the runway." As the pilot "overcorrected to the right," a crosswind blew the tail further to the left, resulting in a "groundloop to the right." The pilot applied the brakes "to straighten it," and the airplane flipped over, coming to rest inverted. A witness at the airport observed the airplane on final approach and reported that it "seemed to be somewhat fast." She stated that the airplane landed straight, and after a few moments, the back end started to "pivot wildly from side to side." She further stated that the back end of the airplane lifted off the ground, hovered vertically in the air for a moment, then "crashed down on the runway in the opposite direction, leaving the airplane upside down." According to a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, examination of the runway revealed marks about 300 feet long consistent with those of airplane tire skid marks. The winds reported at SMQ, at 1653, were from 010 degrees at 7 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: N195EL (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 190 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7794 - Airframe hours: 4400 - Engines: Jacobs R755S 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Edward H. Lohmeyer - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 6W6, HANOVER, PA - Destination: SMQ, SOMERVILLE, NJ - Airport: SMQ, Somerset Airport, runway 30, 2,733 × 65 ft, asphalt ## 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--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,388 total, 938 in this make and model, 1,388 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SMQ ## 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 19991027030909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027030909A), Oct 27, 1999: Cessna 190, Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 27, 1999, about 1642 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 190, N195EL, was substantially damaged during landing at the Somerset Airport (smq),… 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.