# Accident 20031016026479A: Cessna 195B, North Pole, AK, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003, 17:48 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3050B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3050B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016026479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DURING LANDING THE PILOT PRESSED THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON SHAFT FAILED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA004), Oct 17, 2003: Cessna 195B (N3050B), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture of the left brake master cylinder actuator rod, which resulted in failure of the left brake, a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground loop during landing, and the separation…

## Other reports on N3050B (3)

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

- [Incident 20150416004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150416004269I), Apr 16, 2015: Cessna 195B (N3050B), Grand Island, NE, Minor damage. N3050B, a Cessna 195B, landed at central Nebraska regional airport (gri) on runway 35. During the landing rollout, the aircraft did a ground loop, contacting…
- [Incident 20020516011299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516011299I), May 16, 2002: Cessna 195B (N3050B), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Appears as the fuel pressure indicator line from the carburetor to gauge broke (flexible line) where it exits the carb. Raw fuel spewed from the pressure…
- [Accident 19780625023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625023029A), Jun 25, 1978: Cessna 195B (N3050B), Ypsilati, MI, Substantial damage. Inadvertently applied control lock.

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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