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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A188A · Decatur, TX · July 28, 1996

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Date
July 28, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place
Decatur, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1556M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA321
Reported as
Cessna A188A
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N1556MRegistered now · Cessna A188AS/N 18800656 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna A188AEngine 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.

Landing after glider tow bounced lost control and ground looped. Blamed crosswind. Low time in tail dragger a factor (-23) pilot landing at Private airstrip, unable to maintain directional control during landing roll. Aircraft ground looped. Left main gear collapsed resulting in structural damage to left wing.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW BOUNCED LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. BLAMED CROSSWIND.LOW TIME IN TAIL DRAGGER A FACTOR (-23) PILOT LANDING AT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW96LA321Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDecatur, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the prevailing crosswind.Jul 28, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1556M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19730502010639ALow Level Operations · Mccune, KSDid not pull up high enough to miss wires.May 2, 1973 · Reported as Cessna 188ACESSNA · Destroyed