# Accident 19940910048419A: Cessna 195B, Richmond, VA, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 14:22 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4405° N, 77.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4405&lon=-77.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3091B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3091B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910048419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. BENT WING. PILOT REPORTED FATIGUE A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA177), Sep 10, 1994: Cessna 195 B (N3091B), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing factors are excessive airspeed, fatigue, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N3091B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821208065079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208065079A), Dec 8, 1982: Cessna 195B (N3091B), Lewellen, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.