LAX01LA096

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · Palm Springs, CA · February 10, 2001

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 10, 2001, 13:07 local (21:07 UTC)
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N95UCessna 195A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 6, 2001
Report
Approved by Office Director
Parties
WP-RAL-FSDO
FAA report
20010210001679A
Case key
51722

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Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who lost directional control on landing.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - variable wind
Directional control - not maintainedDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/uneven

Analysis

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 instructor pilot 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.

Factual narrative

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.

Aircraft

Registration
N95U
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
7714
Airframe hours
2,360
Engine
Jacobs R-755-A2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Brower Aircraft, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 31, 2000 · 15 hours before
Departed
L08 · Borrego Springs, CA
Destination
PSP · Palm Springs, CA
Airport
PSP · Palm Springs Regional, runway 13L, 4,952 × 75 ft, asphalt

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Flight crew · 2

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
53
Injuries
None
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Last flight review
June 10, 2000
Seat
Right
Flight hours
22,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 17,600 as pilot in command · 255 in the last 90 days · 82 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Role
Student pilot
Injuries
None
Certificates
Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
7,000 ft broken
Temperature
61 °F, dew point 34 °F
Altimeter
29.87 inHg
Observed at
PSP

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N95U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.