ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359808
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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 1994 |
| Time: | 15:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3091B |
| MSN: | 7976 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3133 hours |
| Engine model: | JACOBS R-775B-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Richmond, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zanesville, OH (KZZV) |
| (KRIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT REPORTED: ' . . . I DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY LEVEL OF FATIGUE FROM A DIFFICULT AND LONG FLIGHT. AFTER BEGINNING THE APPROACH . . . I FOUND MYSELF SLIGHTLY LOW ON FINAL. WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER TO SLOW THE DESCENT, MY FINAL APPROACH SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NEEDED. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FAST, AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED . . . '
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing factors are excessive airspeed, fatigue, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA177
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1982 | N3091B | Kugler Co. | 0 | Lewellen, NE | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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