# Accident 19980725023909A: Cessna 195B, Ashland, OR, July 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1998, 12:10 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Airport: Ashland Municipal-Summer Parker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1494° N, 122.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1494&lon=-122.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2125C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2125C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 50 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725023909A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK. HIT RWY TAIL FIRST. BOUNCED. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. FOLDED RIGHT MAIN. FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING  HE LANDED WITH AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 PM LOCAL, WHILE PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, RUNWAY 12 AT SO3 (ASHLAND,OR), TO A FULL STOP, THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE THIRD APPROACH HE DEVELOPED AN INCREASED SINK RATE DUE TO A LOW POWER SETTING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND TAIL FIRST THEN BOUNCED, CAME AROUND TO THE RIGHT (GROUND LOOPED), THEN PORPOISED, TOUCHED DOWN ON RIGHT GEAR, WHICH FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND SKIDDED LEFT OF CENTER LINE TO THE EDGE OF RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED THE DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO A STOP INVERTED.

## 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 SEA98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA149), Jul 25, 1998: Cessna 195B (N2125C), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2125C (3)

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

- [Accident 20150106003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150106003969A), Jan 6, 2015: Cessna 195B (N2125C), Llano, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot was departing on runway 17 from Llano airport (aqo) Llano, Texas enroute to denton municipal airport denton, Texas (dto). According to pilot on takeoff…
- [Accident 19790630014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630014119A), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 195B (N2125C), Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot applied brakes too heavily on landing roll. Tail wheel aircraft flipped over on its back on runway.
- [Incident 19790526027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526027899I), May 26, 1979: Cessna 195B (N2125C), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. Student applied brake on roll out, ran off side of runway.

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.

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