NTSB CEN24LA280 — 2024-07-19 · Greenville, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N1524D

Make / Model: CESSNA 195A
Year of manufacture: 1952 · 72 years old at event
Engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7 (245 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560126
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A0D485

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1524D Cessna 195A None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which led to a ground-loop.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that upon landing the tailwheel equipped airplane swerved to the left and he applied right rudder and brake to correct. The airplane then ground looped to the right before coming to a stop. The pilot was able to taxi to parking. The pilot believed that the left tire of the airplane was flat which caused him to lose directional control of the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage. Examination of the runway revealed that skid marks were produced by both main landing gear tires at various times before the ground-loop occurred, and that the left tire was not flat until it was side-loaded during the event. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA280.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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