# Accident 19930509013349A: Cessna 195B, Placerville, CA, May 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1993, 10:20 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7302° N, 120.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7302&lon=-120.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171C-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509013349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED NO RIGHT BRAKE LANDING. RAN OFF. STRUCK A TREE. BELEIVE O RING WENT BAD IN 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 LAX93LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA205), May 9, 1993: Cessna 195B (N2171C), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER

## Other reports on N2171C (3)

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

- [Accident 20100107025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100107025919A), Jan 7, 2010: Cessna 195B (N2171C), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. On landing rollout, pilot applied to much pressure to the brake pedals subsequently causing the aircraft to flip straight over its nose onto its back
- [Incident 19810909068459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909068459I), Sep 9, 1981: Cessna 195B (N2171C), Reno, NV, Minor damage. When complying with request to hold for traffic, pilot lost control, ground looped brake system problem.
- [Accident 19750806024319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806024319A), Aug 6, 1975: Cessna 195B (N2171C), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Rt brake operation marginal. L qt tw component of 9KTS.

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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