Cessna 195 N1558D

Summary

On 26 September 2010 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N1558D, operated by Dean Wollaston, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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

26 September 2010 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Prescott (PRC)

Coordinates

34.6544, -112.4197

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N1558D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean Wollaston

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Tucumcari

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA471

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot started the takeoff roll with a slight crosswind from the left. He indicated that the start of the roll seemed normal, but then the airplane began to drift to the right side of the runway. He started a correction to the left and the airplane did an abrupt left turn. It subsequently made a sharp turn back to the right with the tail swinging left. The airplane departed the right side of the runway surface and the left main landing gear snapped off. As a result of the accident sequence the left wing sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.