What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 13, 1999, at 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna 195A, N4478C, veered off the runway during the landing roll at the Tupelo airport, in Tupelo, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to the FAA, the airplane ground looped when the pilot lost direction control during the landing roll. Substantial damage was noted on the vertical stabilizer, and wings. (.4) the pilot stated that he was conducting instrument training in the aircraft that evening with a safety pilot that was a passenger. He was coming in for his landing approach when he lost directional control of the aircraft, ground looped and turned the aircraft upside down. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 13, 1999, AT 2030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 195A, N4478C, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE TUPELO AIRPORT, IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED WHEN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND WINGS. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING INSTRUMENT TRAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT THAT EVENING WITH A SAFETY PILOT THAT WAS A PASSENGER. HE WAS COMING IN FOR HIS LANDING APPROACH WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPED AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.