Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve.
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On August 19, 1996, at 1138 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 195A, N4478C, dragged its wing while landing on runway 29 at San Luis Obispo Airport, San Luis Obispo, California. The pilot was completing a local visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, registered to and operated by a private individual, sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at San Luis Obispo Airport at 1100.
The pilot reported in a telephone interview conducted on August 19, 1996, that during the landing roll the airplane began to swerve to the right. When he applied the corrective action, the airplane ground looped and dragged the left wing.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX96LA309