- Date
- January 14, 1988, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sonoma, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CGADACessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25935
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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.
Hard landing
Flare - misjudgedCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Loss of control - on ground/water
Analysis
During a local pilot check flight, upon touchdown, a loud bang was heard. The acft gradually veered to the right then ground looped. A local mechanic was unable to identify a failure. The plt reported that the brakes were operating normally prior to and during the first touch and go landing. The rt lndg gear strut broke and exhibited evidence of a overload failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGADA
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7600
- Airframe hours
- 3,027
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-B2, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory C. Ely
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 9, 1987 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- STS · Sonoma Co
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificates
- Airline transport, 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
- 17,931 total · 19 in this make and model · 15,930 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STS