# Accident 20131231025139A: Cessna 195A, Salinas, CA, December 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2013, 12:50 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6633° N, 121.6097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6633&lon=-121.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,600 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131231025139A

## Narrative

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

01/06/2014, UPON LANDING ROLL OUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. AS THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT DRIFT THE PILOT ALSO APPLIED RIGHT BRAKES IN WHICH THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A GROUND LOOP EFFECT AND ROTATED 270 DEGREES WITH THE AIRCRAFT POINTED ACROSS RUNWAY 18 WITH THE TAIL WHEEL IN THE GRASS BOARDERING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT AND REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. THE GROUND CREWS REPOSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVENTUALLY MOVED FROM THIS LOCATION TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.  INSPECTION TO THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SKIN WRINKLES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARD TO UNDER THE AIRCRAFT  FORWARD OF THE LEFT LOWER WING STRUT ATTACH POINT.

## 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 WPR14CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA083), Dec 31, 2013: Cessna 195A (N369JJ), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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