What happened
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(-19)On February 10, 2001, at 1307 hours PST, a Cessna 195A, N95U, sustained substantial damage when it departed runway 13L and nosed over after landing at the Palm Springs, California airport. The airplane was owned and operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 by the certified flight instructor, who along with his airline transport pilot rated dueal student, was not injured. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the instructional flight, which originated from ramon, CA. Approx. 1230. Both pilots were interviewed by national transportation safety board investigators. The instructor pilot stated he was providing an airplane checkout to the dual student, who was at the controls during landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. The instructor told the student to add left airleron, but the airplane continued to the right. The instructor took the controls but was not able to keep the airplane on the runway. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, and as the main gear entered the dirt, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. (-23) the pilot of the CE-195 failed to maintain directional control of his a/c while making a crosswind landing on runway 3L at the Palm Springs airport. As the aircraft was rolling to a stop, the instructor took controls and was not successful in bringing the a/c back onto the centerline of the runway. The CE-195 nosed over as it came to rest. The wind was a factor in this accident by changing from a left quartering head wind to a left quartering tail wind. (.4) on February 10, 2001, at 1307 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 195A, N95U, sustained substantial damage when it departed runway 13L and nosed over on landing at the Palm Springs Regional Airport, Palm Springs, California. The airplane was owned and operated, under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, by the certified flight instructor, who along with his airline transport pilot rated dual student, was not injured. Visual metrological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the instructional flight, which originated from borego Springs, California, approximately 1230. Both pilots were interviewed by national transportation safety board investigators. The instructor pilot stated he was providing an airplane checkout to the dual student, who was at the controls during landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. The instructor told the student to add left aileron, but the airplane continued to the right. The instructor took the controls but was not able to keep the airplane on the runway. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, and as the main gear entered the dirt, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-19)ON FEBRUARY 10, 2001, AT 1307 HOURS PST, A CESSNA 195A, N95U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13L AND NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING AT THE PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO ALONG WITH HIS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED DUEAL STUDENT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM RAMON, CA. APPROX. 1230. BOTH PILOTS WERE INTERVIEWED BY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE WAS PROVIDING AN AIRPLANE CHECKOUT TO THE DUAL STUDENT, WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD LEFT AIRLERON, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND AS THE MAIN GEAR ENTERED THE DIRT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23) THE PILOT OF THE CE-195 FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS A/C WHILE MAKING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 3L AT THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING TO A STOP, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING THE A/C BACK ONTO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CE-195 NOSED OVER AS IT CAME TO REST. THE WIND WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT BY CHANGING FROM A LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND TO A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2001, AT 1307 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 195A, N95U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13L AND NOSED OVER ON LANDING AT THE PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO ALONG WITH HIS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED DUAL STUDENT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BOREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 1230. BOTH PILOTS WERE INTERVIEWED BY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE WAS PROVIDING AN AIRPLANE CHECKOUT TO THE DUAL STUDENT, WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD LEFT AILERON, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND AS THE MAIN GEAR ENTERED THE DIRT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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