# Accident 20010210001679A: Cessna 195A, Palm Springs, CA, February 10, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 10, 2001, 13:07 local time - Place: Palm Springs, CA - Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8507° N, 116.5593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8507&lon=-116.5593&mi=10 - Aircraft: N95U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95U) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A - Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA096) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210001679A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 LAX01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA096), Feb 10, 2001: Cessna 195A (N95U), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who lost directional control on landing. ## Other reports on N95U (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20230120000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000429A), Jan 20, 2023: Cessna 195A (N95U), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. The Cessna 195 tail dragger made a 3-point landing on runway 26 at cxl airport. The wind was about 6 mph from a north/northeast direction. After touchdown,… 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.