Cessna 195B N195S

Summary

On 1 April 2001 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 195B registered N195S was involved in an accident near Conroe, Texas, 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

1 April 2001 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Conroe, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery County (CXO)

Coordinates

30.3206, -95.4705

Aircraft

Cessna 195B

Registration

N195S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Conroe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA105

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taking off with a 20-degree left crosswind at 9 knots, and did not use any crosswind takeoff technique. During the takeoff roll, the left wing raised and right wing tip dragged on the ground. The pilot applied full left aileron and right rudder; however, the airplane weather vaned into the wind. As the airplane neared the edge of the runway, the pilot reduced the power, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that he could have prevented the accident by "use[ing] crosswind [takeoff] technique."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.