# NTSB WPR23LA095: Cessna 195A, N95U, Calexico, CA, January 20, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 20, 2023, 09:30, time zone not recorded - Place: Calexico, CA · KCXL - Coordinates: 32.67, -115.52 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6700&lon=-115.5200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 106618 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106618/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106618 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA095 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [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 195A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073110), [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. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 195A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2073110), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a gust of wind, and veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder and brake and applied full power to abort the landing, however the airplane continued to veer to the right. The pilot then reduced power, and the airplane subsequently exited the right side of the runway and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N95U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95U), registered now, S/N 7714, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A - Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7714 - Year built: 1951 - Airframe hours: 3838 - Engines: Jacobs R755A 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2022, 86.5 hours before - Departed: KSZP, Santa Paula, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CXL, Calexico Intl, runway 26, 4,683 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 8, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,275 in this make and model, 3,500 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 3023.00 inHg - Observed at: KIPL, 10 nm away - METAR: KIPL 201753Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A3023 ## 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 20230120000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000429A), Jan 20, 2023: Cessna 195A, Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. The Cessna 195 tail dragger made a 3-point landing on runway 26 at cxl airport. The wind was about 6 mph from a north/northeast direction. After touchdown,… ## Other investigations on N95U (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 LAX01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA096), Feb 10, 2001: Cessna 195A (N95U), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who lost directional control on landing. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106618. 3.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15021966&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA095_6120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 832 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15021985&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA095_508-Rel.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. --- 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.