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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Fort Polk, LA · December 28, 1986

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Date: December 28, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place: Fort Polk, LA
Airport: Auxiliary
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: KDPG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4922Q
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,637 total24 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4922QRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2003 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802657T · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing. Tailwheel spacers were missing, locking gear off center.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. TAILWHEEL SPACERS WERE MISSING, LOCKING GEAR OFF CENTER.