Cessna 195 N4352V

Summary

On 24 July 2001 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N4352V was involved in an accident near Moultonboro, New Hampshire, 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

24 July 2001 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Moultonboro Airport (5M3)

Coordinates

43.7683, -71.3867

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N4352V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moultonboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot approached runway 20 from the left to compensate for a crosswind. However, at the point of touchdown, the airplane encountered a strong gust from the west, and the pilot did not have enough rudder authority to correct for the crosswind. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway and "ground-looped", which resulted in substantial damage to the left main landing gear and left wing. The winds reported at Laconia Airport, Laconia, New Hampshire, at 1235, were from 230 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots. The pilot reported 1,845 hours of total flight experience, of which 113 were in make and model, and that there were no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.