Cessna 195A accident near Palm Springs, California, February 10, 2001
On February 10, 2001 at about 9:07 pm local time, a Cessna 195A, registered N95U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Palm Springs, California (Palm Springs Regional airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who lost directional control on landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 10, 2001 · about 9:07 pm local time
- Place
- Palm Springs, California · Palm Springs Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A · all 195As on the register
- Registration
- N95U · registry record · serial 7714
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane departed the right side of the runway, and as the main gear entered the dirt, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The instructor pilot was providing an airplane checkout to the dual student, who was at the controls during landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. The instructor told the student to add left aileron, but the airplane continued to the right. The instructor took the controls but was not able to keep the airplane on the runway.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 22,000 hours in all; 500 in this make and model; 255 in the last 90 days; 82 in the last 30 days; 17,600 as pilot in command; 600 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 10, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,360 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 31, 2000; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-A2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: L08 Borrego Springs CA at 8:30 pm
- Destination: PSP Palm Springs CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13L, 4,952 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observation at 9:20 pm from PSP
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N95U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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