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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 195A · San Luis Obispo, CA · August 19, 1996

Date: August 19, 1996 · 11:38 local
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport: San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4478C
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX96LA309
Reported as: Cessna 195A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot stated that during the landing roll, the aircraft began to swerve to the right. When he applied corrective action, the airplane ground looped, and the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot, a certificated aircraft mechanic, said that the airplane did not experience any preimpact malfunction or failure.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT, A CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX96LA309Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Luis Obispo, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve.Aug 19, 1996 · Substantial damage