# Accident 20020907024419A: Cessna 195, Longmont, CO, September 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4381V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907024419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT, PILOT INDICATED THAT FOLLOWING A WELL EXECUTED LANDING, AND WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS AND UNLOCKING TAILWHEEL, LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED/LOCKED UP, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND WHEEL PANTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED AND TAXIIED TO HANGAR FOLLOWING ACCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAILWHEEL CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 DEN02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA107), Sep 7, 2002: Cessna 195 (N4381V), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: separation of the tail wheel cables, resulting in a loss of directional control.

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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