# Accident 19960819029799A: Cessna 195A, San Luis Obispo, CA, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996, 11:38 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2499° N, 120.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2499&lon=-120.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819029799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA309), Aug 19, 1996: Cessna 195A (N4478C), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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