# Accident 20150923023469A: Cessna 195, Merritt Island, FL, September 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2015, 13:37 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3417° N, 80.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3417&lon=-80.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3484V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3484V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150923023469A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:37 UTC, A CESSNA 195 (N3448V), SERIAL # 7148 ON LANDING RUNWAY11 AT KCOI, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM KGIF TO KOCI WITH ONLY PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 GAA15CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA289), Sep 23, 2015: Cessna 195 (N3484V), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.

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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