Cessna 195 N3869V

Summary

On 2 March 2016 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N3869V was involved in an accident near Clinton, Arkansas, 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

2 March 2016 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clinton, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Holley Mountain Airpark (2A2)

Coordinates

35.6525, -92.4003

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N3869V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marshall → Clinton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA144

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, despite him "standing" on the right brake with full right rudder applied.  The pilot further reported that he did not apply enough back pressure to enable the tailwheel steering to lock. The airplane ground looped, and slid into a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.