NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN11CA523
Registry · N195SM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 195
Year of manufacture
1949 · 62 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R755A SERIES (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640516
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A17C5A
Registrant of record
BARRON AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The failure of the left brake which resulted in a ground-loop.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he landed the tail wheel equipped airplane and was receiving taxi signals to exit the runway from ground personnel. He reported that he applied both brakes hard, but the left brake failed. The airplane ground looped off the right side of the runway which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage near the main landing gear. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the left brake was very weak, but there was no evidence of leakage. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Brake-Malfunction - C
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2011_CEN11CA523.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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