- Date
- October 19, 1987, 16:22 local (23:22 UTC)
- Place
- Modesto, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4372NCessna 195A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871019060169A
- Case key
- 25888
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during the end of the landing roll on runway 28L, the aircraft started turning to the right and he could not correct it and the aircraft ground looped. There were no mechanical problems reported prior to the accident. The pilot reported that the winds were from 300 degrees at 5 knots. The airport weather observation facility reported that 33 minutes after the accident, the winds were from 340 degrees at 8 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4372N
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7034
- Airframe hours
- 2,266
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-9A, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald F. Monaco
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1987 · 61 hours before
- Airport
- MOD · Modesto, runway 28L, 3,459 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,365 total · 800 in this make and model · 1,114 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.