Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll with a constant crosswind, the airplane veered left of the runway centerline. He applied right rudder control and braking action which resulted in an over correction. The airplane entered a right ground loop which rotated the airplane about 270-degrees. The fuselage sustained substantial damage near the main landing gear and firewall area. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA083 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 31, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Salinas, California
- Nearest airport
- Salinas Muni (SNS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 195A
- N-number
- N369JJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1950
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.