- Date
- November 8, 1992, 10:14 local (18:14 UTC)
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3899VCessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921108045799A
- Case key
- 27859
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the brakes.
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 executed a normal three point landing. The airplane then nosed over onto its back during the landing roll. The pilot reported in the pilot/operator aircraft accident report that he felt the main wheels dragging shortly after touchdown and that he did not apply the brakes before the airplane nosed over. The pilot, however, told the responding police officer that the wheels locked up when he applied the brakes. The responding police officer reported that the aircraft's tires displayed no skidding or patching signatures. After being righted, the airplane rolled normally on its main wheels. Examination of the brake system disclosed no evidence of any preexisting malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3899V
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7377
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-A2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Foeslschow, James L.
- Registered owner
- Foeslschow, James L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1992 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- SEE · Gillespie Field, runway 27, 5,341 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,012 total · 348 in this make and model · 866 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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.