# NTSB LAX92LA052: Cessna 195A, N195MD, Camarillo, CA, November 5, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 5, 1991, 08:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Coordinates: 34.230491, -119.070869 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2305&lon=-119.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27509/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA052

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING GROUND ROLL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT ON TOUCHDOWN AND HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUTS ON THE SECOND SWERVE, AND, SINCE THE DEVIATION HAD DEVELOPED BEYOND THE POINT OF MAKING A GO AROUND, HE SAID HE 'RODE OUT THE GROUND LOOP.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N195MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195MD-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N 7787, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7787
- Airframe hours: 3200
- Engines: JACOBS R-755-B2 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Russ T. & Tracey Alsobrook
- Registered owner: Russ T. & Tracey Alsobrook
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 1991, 23 hours before
- Departed: POC, LA VERNE, CA
- Airport: CMA, Camarillo, runway 26, 6,010 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 283 total, 32 in this make and model, 234 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 43 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19911105053599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911105053599A), Nov 5, 1991: Cessna 195, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped,tail dragged on landing roll. Limited tail wheel type experience.

## Other investigations on N195MD (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 WPR09CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA465), Sep 25, 2009: Cessna 195A (N195MD), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

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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