Cessna 195A N9325A

Summary

On 24 February 2011 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 195A registered N9325A, operated by Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee, was involved in an accident near Hannibal, Missouri, 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

24 February 2011 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hannibal, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Hannibal Regional (HAE)

Coordinates

39.7253, -91.4439

Aircraft

Cessna 195A

Registration

N9325A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perry → Hannibal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA203

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to seized main landing gear wheels, which caused the airplane to nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed from a grass airstrip in wet conditions. He said that the short 15 minute flight was uneventful. However, upon landing, both main wheels on the tailwheel-equipped airplane would not turn. Full aft elevator control was not sufficient to maintain control and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. He reported that the brakes were firm when checked on final approach. He added that immediately after the accident the main wheels could not be rotated. Although approximately 45 minutes later, they were free to rotate. He said noted that the temperature was about 35 degrees Fahrenheit. He recalled thinking that water which accumulated on the brakes during takeoff may have frozen during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.