# NTSB WPR11CA028: Cessna 195, Wells, NV, October 19, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 19, 2010, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Wells, NV
- Coordinates: 41.117221, -114.922225 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1172&lon=-114.9222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 2011
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11CA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77666/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77666
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA028

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll the airplane departed the left side of the runway and the tail struck an object, substantially damaging the left-side horizontal stabilizer. The pilot taxied the airplane back to the terminal and secured it. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report that during the takeoff roll the airplane had reached about 60 miles per hour (mph) when it departed the left side of the runway and the tail struck an object, substantially damaging the left side horizontal stabilizer. The pilot proceeded to taxi the airplane back to the terminal and tie it down. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GEMO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7153
- Airframe hours: 5528
- Engines: Jacobs L6 330 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Ulmer
- Registered owner: Richard Ulmer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 16, 2010
- Departed: KLWL, Wells, NV
- Destination: KFFZ, Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: KLWL, Wells Municipal Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; last flight review July 8, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 1,650 total, 215 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 10, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77666. 1.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 496 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341134&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Photo 1 - Left horizontal stabilizer (item 2, .PDF, 883 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341135&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Left%20horizontal%20stabilizer-Master.PDF

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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