Cessna 195 N1008D

Summary

On 22 May 2019 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N1008D was involved in an accident near Socorro, New Mexico, 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

22 May 2019 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Socorro, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Socorro Municipal Airport (ONM)

Coordinates

34.0203, -106.9019

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N1008D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lubbock → Socorro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR19LA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, as he approached the airport for landing, the wind was reported as calm. During landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down fast and bounced. When the airplane settled back onto the runway, it started to veer to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and brakes; the left brake went all the way down and the airplane exited the right side of the runway and ground looped, and the left main landing gear separated from the airplane. The pilot reported that when he exited the airplane, he noticed that the wind had increased. Examination of the brake system did not reveal any anomalies. Review of recorded weather observations from the accident airport indicated that, about the time of the accident, quartering tailwind conditions existed for the pilot’s chosen runway, with a tailwind component of about 8 knots and a right crosswind component of about 3 knots. Given this information, the accident is consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.