Cessna 195 N4666T

Summary

On 27 March 1997 at about 23:13 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N4666T was involved in an accident near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 1997 at 23:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar Rapids Municipal (CID)

Coordinates

41.9705, -91.6591

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N4666T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA094

Nobody was injured.

overload failure of the left main landing gear for undetermined reason(s). A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the left main landing gear failed during the landing roll-out on runway 13, after the airplane had rolled about 500 to 1000 feet. The pilot said he was transitioning to a 3-point attitude and was applying left rudder and firm braking to maintain directional control, when the left main gear collapsed. The airplane rotated approximately 150 degrees prior to coming to a stop. Winds were reported as being from 180 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 20 knots. Inspection of the fractured gear failed to reveal any signs of preexisting damage or fatigue.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.