NYC69D0458

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Pennington, NJ · May 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1969
Place
Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N177USCessna 195
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177593

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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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3-1459  69/5/16    PENNINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2626
        TIME - 1845                    N177US              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MODEL ACFT DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MOS.L CROSS WIND 110 DEG 12 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N177US
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Twin Pine