# NTSB WPR12CA196: Cessna 195, N3442V, Heber-Overgaard, AZ, May 5, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 5, 2012, 06:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Heber-Overgaard, AZ - Coordinates: 34.400001, -110.529167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4000&lon=-110.5292&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: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83562 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83562/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83562 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA196 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff roll upon encountering a wind gust. ## 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: [Cessna 195, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Post-impact: Fire/smoke (post-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 354 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, on takeoff roll, just after the tail came up, the airplane encountered a right quartering tailwind gust, which forced the airplane off the left side of the runway. The pilot subsequently corrected back to the right, and the airplane crossed the runway, a gully, and a taxiway. He then intentionally applied right brake and ground looped the airplane to avoid colliding with a hangar, which resulted in the collapse of both main landing gears. A postcrash fire erupted shortly thereafter, which consumed the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that on takeoff roll just after the tail came up he encountered a right quartering tail wind gust, which forced the airplane off of the left side of the runway. The pilot subsequently corrected back to the right but crossed the runway, a gully and a taxiway. He then intentionally applied right brake and ground looped the airplane to avoid colliding with a hangar, which resulted in the collapse of both main landing gear. A post crash fire erupted shortly thereafter, which consumed the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3442V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3442V), registered now, S/N 7146, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R-755A2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2) (registry code 35019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7146 - Airframe hours: 2590 - Engines: Jacobs 755 A2 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Richard J Adams - Registered owner: Richard J Adams - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 2011, 25 hours before - Departed: AZ82, Heber-Overgaard, AZ - Destination: SDL, Scottsdale, AZ - Airport: AZ82, Overgaard Airport, runway 21, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 2,165 total, 535 in this make and model, 2,165 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: SOW, 27 nm away ## 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 20120505007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505007459A), May 5, 2012: Cessna 195, Overgaard, AZ, Destroyed. The pilot lined up to take off runway 21 at Mogollon Airpark. The pilot stated he had a light quartering tailwind. The pilot had just raised the tail when the… ## Other investigations on N3442V (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 LAX79DUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ68), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 195 (N3442V), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 22, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83562. 8.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 8.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368508&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Data (item 2, .PDF, 39 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368509&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-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. 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