Cessna 195A N4324N

Summary

On 14 September 2013 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 195A registered N4324N was involved in an accident near Meadow Creek, Montana, United States. 4 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

14 September 2013 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Meadow Creek, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Creek Usfs (0S1)

Coordinates

47.8428, -113.2500

Aircraft

Cessna 195A

Registration

N4324N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meadow Creek → Kalispell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA409

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway the airplane bounced and swerved to the right. The pilot corrected for the swerve when the airplane bounced a second time and despite his inputs, the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The right wheel encountered a depression and collapsed; subsequently the right wing struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.