# Accident 19890905033719A: Cessna T188C, Levelland, TX, September 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RWSG
- Location: 33.5692° N, 102.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5692&lon=-102.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9957J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9957J-2006-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,485 total, 5,210 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905033719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. MAY HAVE HAD A WEAK BRAKE DUE TO A PERSISTENT LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG06), Sep 5, 1989: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Levelland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO A LEAK IN THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N9957J (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000715005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715005199A), Jul 15, 2000: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Rock Dell, MN, No damage. (-23) Wind died on takeoff, counld not sustain flight. Appears a/c limitations were exceeded.
- [Accident 19980706015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706015969A), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Austin, MN, Substantial damage. (.4)While on a swath run the engine suffered a loss of power. The pilot said that at 80 feet he was unable to avoid unsuitable terrain in his initiating a…
- [Accident 19970815022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022709A), Aug 15, 1997: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Eloy, AZ, Substantial damage. On August 15, 1997, at 0700 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 188, N9957J, ground looped during a landing attempt at Eloy, Arizona. The aircraft sustained…
- [Accident 19830316008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316008099A), Mar 16, 1983: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Clarksburg, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control after liftoff in a severe crosswind. Aircraft struck a ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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