38.9241° N, 79.8543° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 2, 1986 · 19:15 local
Place
Elkins, WV
Airport
Randolph County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9358A
Reported as
Cessna 195
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total23 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ground looped after left brake failed on rollout. Left gear strut broke and propeller struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
GROUND LOOPED AFTER LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON ROLLOUT. LEFT GEAR STRUT BROKE AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.