# NTSB ERA11CA170: Cessna 195, N3464V, Williamson, GA, December 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 27, 2010, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Williamson, GA - Coordinates: 33.183334, -84.371391 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1833&lon=-84.3714&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 20, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Atlanta FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78465 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA170 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78465/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA170 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during a bounced landing resulting in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: landing gear brakes system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023240): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023240/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 92 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023240/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane touched down on the grass runway and bounced. The pilot inadvertently applied brakes and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and tail section. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The airplane touched down on the grass runway and bounced. The pilot inadvertently applied brakes and the airplane nosed over inverted. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and tail section. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3464V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3464V-2013-11-04), registration cancelled 2013-11-04, S/N 7161, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7161 - Airframe hours: 2206 - Engines: Jacobs 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Noel A. Poirier - Registered owner: Noel A. Poirier - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 2010, 30 hours before - Departed: GA2, Williamson, GA - Destination: GA2, Williamson, GA - Airport: GA2, Peach State Airport, runway 31, 2,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial, private, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review December 14, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 14,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 9,500 as pilot in command, 245 in the last 90 days, 90 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 15 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: ATL, 27 nm away ## Other investigations on N3464V (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 UNK64X4156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4156), Sep 26, 1964: Cessna 195 (N3464V), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage 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. --- 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.