# Accident 19940831024419A: Cessna 195, Palo Alto, CA, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195LS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024419A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING BRAKE APPLICATION TURNING OFF LANDING RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. NEW BRAKES MORE ACTIVE THAN EXPECTED.

## 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 LAX94LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA343), Aug 31, 1994: Cessna 195 (N195LS), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the airplane's brakes during the landing rollout.

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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