ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289048
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2011 |
| Time: | 18:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 |
| Owner/operator: | Jim Reiher |
| Registration: | N195SM |
| MSN: | 7806 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R755A SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fond de Lac, WI |
| Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH/KOSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane and was receiving taxi signals from ground personnel. He reported that he applied both brakes hard, but the left brake failed and the airplane ground-looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage near the main landing gear. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the left brake was very weak, but there was no evidence of leakage.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left brake which resulted in a ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA523
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 09:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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