Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway the airplane bounced and swerved to the right. The pilot corrected for the swerve when the airplane bounced a second time and despite his inputs, the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The right wheel encountered a depression and collapsed; subsequently the right wing struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR13CA409 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 14, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Meadow Creek, Montana
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Creek Usfs (0S1)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 195A
- N-number
- N4324N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1948
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.