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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Sumner, IA · August 11, 1988

Date
August 11, 1988 · 09:30 local
Place
Sumner, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WFAG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4999R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88LA155
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,236 total1,348 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Misjudged runway length for load. Lifted off at end of runway and sheared off gear on a road 4 feet higher than rwy

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED RUNWAY LENGTH FOR LOAD. LIFTED OFF AT END OF RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF GEAR ON A ROAD 4 FEET HIGHER THAN RWY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.