# NTSB FTW90LA011: Cessna 195, N3893V, San Antonio, TX, October 15, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 15, 1989, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Location: 29.7232° N, 98.6946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOERNE STAGE AIRFIELD (5C1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7232&lon=-98.6946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW90LA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23064/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA011

## Probable cause

PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - encountered, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT, AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY PULLING THE FLIGHT CONTROL FULL AFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3893V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3893V), registered now, S/N 7365, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- 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: 7365
- Engines: JACOBS R-755-A2 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mary L. & Maureen L. Mcmaster
- Departed: 5C1, BOERNE STAGEFLD, TX
- Airport: 5C1, Boerne Stage, runway 17, 3,400 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 810 total, 242 in this make and model, 705 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19891015040419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040419A), Oct 15, 1989: Cessna 195, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Pulled yoke full aft to recover. Stalled a wing. Impacted cartwheeled and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3893V (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 CHI65F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0151), Mar 26, 1965: Cessna 195 (N3893V), Paxton, IL, 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.

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