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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1991 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2187C |
| MSN: | 16172 |
| Engine model: | JACOBS R-755-A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Grange, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS ON LANDING ROLL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA036
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 1986 | N2187C | Private | 0 | Orlando, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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