- Date
- November 28, 1983, 17:22 local (Nov 29, 1983, 01:22 UTC)
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9335ACessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831128059239A
- Case key
- 24102
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the acft veered to the right during landing. The pilot tried left brake with no success. The acft groundlooped and the left gear failed. The brakes were examined after the accident but due to the damage to the lines & and fittings no pre-existing leak could be found. According to the pilot he made three landings that day without a problem. The winds were calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9335A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7414
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-B2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wilber Glenn Holland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1983 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Destination
- SEE · El Cajon, CA
- Airport
- SEE · Gillespie, runway 27, 5,340 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,103 total · 404 in this make and model · 3,923 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.