# Accident 19910102000539A: Cessna 195A, La Grange, GA, January 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1991, 14:05 local time
- Place: La Grange, GA
- Airport: Callaway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0406° N, 85.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0406&lon=-85.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2187C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2187C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,380 total, 35 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102000539A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING BROKE. CAUSED RUNWAY EXCURSION AND GROUND LOOP INTO A DITCH. NOSED OVER BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 ATL91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA036), Jan 2, 1991: Cessna 195B (N2187C), La Grange, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING.

## Other reports on N2187C (1)

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

- [Accident 19860712032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712032209A), Jul 12, 1986: Cessna 195A (N2187C), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered during rollout and left main gear collapsed.

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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