# Accident 20211004016669A: Cessna 195B, Watkins, CO, October 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2021, 16:08 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air And Spaceport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7939° N, 104.5517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7939&lon=-104.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2 (registry code 35019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211004016669A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING AT CFO TO COMPLETE A DAY VFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM RCV, N3027B VEERED OFF RUNWAY 08 AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LEFT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN22LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA004), Oct 4, 2021: Cessna 195 (N3027B), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left main landing gear spring during landing roll due to a preexisting fatigue crack.

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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