Cessna 195 N4408C
2 July 2008 · Lansing, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N4408C was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lansing, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ)
- Coordinates
- 41.5350, -87.5294
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195
- Registration
- N4408C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medina → Lansing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition during landing. Contributing to the accident was the strong gusting crosswind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The accident occurred during a crosswind landing in strong gusting winds. The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed due to an excessive side load. The airplane swerved to the right, coming to rest in a grass easement off the right side of the runway. The left wing, left main landing gear, and fuselage were damaged. The local winds were from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting 26 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2008 | Cessna 195 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Cessna 195 | Camarillo, California, United States | Hurt Alan LEE | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Cessna 195 | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2009 | Cessna 195 | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2009 | Cessna 195A | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Cessna 195 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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