LAX72FUG20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · Chino, CA · October 2, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1971
Place
Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1004DCessna 195A
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163531

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1950   71/10/2   CHINO,CALIF         CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2500
        TIME - 1155                    N1004D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             CHINO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL STEERING NOT AVBL,STEERING ARMS REVERSED.WIND CALM.

Aircraft

Registration
N1004D
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chino

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.