ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71190
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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 2010 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 195B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2171C |
| MSN: | 16156 |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R755B SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM), CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Placerville, CA (KPVF) |
| Palm Springs, CA (KTRM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a dry, hard-surfaced runway. He stated that during the landing rollout, as he was transitioning his feet from the bottom of the rudder pedals to the top, he applied too much brake pressure and the airplane nosed over. He further stated that he suffers from diabetic neuropathy and did not initially realize how much brake pressure he applied. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the tail assembly. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. The pilot does not possess a current Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of brakes during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1993 | N2171C | Kenneth Or Thelma Kinne | 0 | Placerville, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 15:18 | slowkid | Added |
| 07-Jan-2010 15:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 08-Jan-2010 02:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 28-Jan-2016 19:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 12:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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