Cessna 195 N4495C

Summary

On 9 April 2009 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N4495C was involved in an accident near Burnet, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

9 April 2009 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Burnet, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Burnet Municipal Airport (BMQ)

Coordinates

30.7389, -98.2386

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N4495C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spicewood → Burnet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

When the pilot approached his destination airport, the winds were reported to be from 280 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 27 knots with peak winds of 32 knots recorded near the time of the accident. The pilot performed a go-around on the first attempt to land on runway 1. After increasing the intended landing speed by 15 knots, the pilot performed a "normal wheel landing" in his tailwheel-equipped airplane. On roll out, the airplane drifted left and the pilot was unable to correct the direction with ailerons and rudder. The pilot attempted to increase control authority by lowering the tailwheel, but was unable to maintain aircraft control. The airplane ground-looped and departed the right side of the runway. The left gear sheared from the fuselage and the airplane came to rest in a grassy area between the runway and taxiway, where it sustained substantial damage to the gear box, left wing, and left aileron.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.