# Accident 20020428010379A: Cessna A185E, Greeley, CO, April 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4283° N, 104.6350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4283&lon=-104.6350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4730Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4730Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020428010379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BEEGLES AIRCRAFT WILL FILE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, IF NEEDED, AFTER CONDUCTING REPAIRS.

## 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 DEN02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA041), Apr 28, 2002: Cessna A185E (N4730Q), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent ground loop during landing roll. A contributing factor was the partial brake system failure.

## Other reports on N4730Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20060825017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060825017549A), Aug 25, 2006: Cessna A185E (N4730Q), Valentine, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated she wheel landing on runway 32 at Valentine NE at 2130. It was dark and the wind was forecast 350 15 with gusts to 25. As she positioned the…

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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