# Accident 19930712052529A: Cessna A188B, Rockford, WA, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4794° N, 117.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4794&lon=-117.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5858G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5858G-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712052529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS LANDING TAILWHEEL SEPARATED IN GOPHER HOLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA93LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA218), Jul 12, 1993: Cessna A188B (N5858G), Rockford, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANDING AREA. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: HIGH VEGETATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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