- Date
- July 28, 1986, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3899VCessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860728036499A
- Case key
- 25223
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft owner stated that the purpose of the flight was to obtain 5 hours of transition training in the tail dragger and accomplish a bfr. After departure the CFI had the pilot perform airwork maneuvers enroute to the Ramona area. The pilot said that a light oil film had developed on the windshield during the airwork and a decision was made to land at romona to clean the windshield and practice takeoffs and landings. Intending to make a three point landing, the pilot said that a 'slight bounce occurred on touchdown' and the CFI told him to add a little power. The pilot said that he complied and then the CFI told him 'no,' and 'yanked the throttle off.' The pilot said that after the CFI reduced the power the aircraft 'went wild and turned sideways.' The pilot further said that the CFI 'grabbed the controls' as he reduced the throttle to idle. According to the pilot's report, the CFI had only 11 hours total in the Cessna 195, with only one hour accrued in the past 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3899V
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7377
- Airframe hours
- 5,931
- Engine
- Jacobs R755A2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Foelschow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1985 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · Gillespie, CA
- Airport
- L39 · Ramona, runway 27, 4,000 × 150 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
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,200 total · 11 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3899V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.