ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356821
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1996 |
| Time: | 11:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4478C |
| MSN: | 16062 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs L4/R755-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Luis Obispo, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSBP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during the landing roll, the aircraft began to swerve to the right. When he applied corrective action, the airplane ground looped, and the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot, a certificated aircraft mechanic, said that the airplane did not experience any preimpact malfunction or failure.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA309
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 1999 | N4478C | Private | 0 | Tupelo, MS | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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