# Accident 20240517006999A: Cessna 190, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2024, 15:16 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1500D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1500D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 32,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240517006999A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AT THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AIRPORT, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED STRAIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRACKED UNDER THE FUSELAGE AS THE RUDDER BECAME LESS EFFECTIVE THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT AS THE AXLE BROKE FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITH MINOR DAMAGE THE RIGHT WING TIP ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC24LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA036), May 17, 2024: Cessna 190 (N1500D), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear and subsequent 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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