Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve and subsequent nose over.
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On May 13, 1999, at 1750 central daylight time, a Cessna 195A, N4478C, veered off the runway and flipped inverted during the landing roll at the Tupelo Airport, in Tupelo, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Tupelo, Mississippi, at 1715.
After approximately 50 minutes of instrument training, the pilot and safety pilot returned to the departure airport . The pilot established a final approach to runway 36 for a full stop landing. After the airplane touched down on the runway surface, it veered off the runway and flipped inverted . The landing gear also collapsed.
No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ATL99LA084