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Date: | Sunday 23 April 2017 |
Time: | 13:00 UTC |
Type: | Cessna 195 |
Owner/operator: | Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee |
Registration: | N3458V |
MSN: | 7159 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) |
Destination airport: | Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On 23 April 2017, Cessna 195 N3458V "Bounced" on landing at Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon, and overturned, being substantially damaged. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"AAIB investigation to Cessna 195, N3458V
Aircraft became inverted after unintentional application of the brakes during a bounced landing, Devon, 23 April 2017.
The pilot had flown three circuits in the aircraft when, during the third landing, the aircraft bounced on touchdown which caused the pilot’s feet to “lift up” the rudder pedals and operate the brakes. The pilot was prevented from arresting the descent or removing his feet from the brakes because, as the aircraft was only fitted with lap strap restraints, his upper body had been thrown forward during the bounce. Immediately after touchdown the aircraft pitched forward onto its nose and became inverted before coming to a stop. The pilot was able to leave the aircraft without assistance."
=Damage sustained to the airframe=
Per the AAIB report the aircraft sustained "Significant airframe damage". It is probable that the 1948-built aircraft has been deemed "beyond economical repair", as the US registration N3458V was cancelled by the FAA on 16 August 2017.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. AAIB Report:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59aff204ed915d03379445ae/Cessna_195_N3458V_09-17.pdf 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3458V 3.
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N3458V.html 4.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n3458v 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeswell_Aerodrome Location
Media:
Cessna 195 ‘07159’ (N3458V) (c/no. 7159, Built 1948): A purely civil machine but in a very genuine looking USAF colour scheme. Seen on static display at the 2016 Belgian Air Force Day, Florennes, Belgium 25th June 2016
![Cessna 195 ‘07159’ (N3458V)](https://live.staticflickr.com/4169/34232898692_bdf12031a0.jpg)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Sep-2017 19:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
22-May-2024 06:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |