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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Britton, SD · August 11, 1997

Date: August 11, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place: Britton, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N91919
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA254
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 367 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N91919Registered now · Cessna A188BS/N 18802053T Airframe modelCessna A188B

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What happened

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

Aircraft was involved in aerial application when it struck the ground, spun, and came to rest. (.4) the pilot became distracted by something in the cockpit as he descended down on a field while calibrating the spray equipment. The next thing the pilot remembers is the airplane hitting the terrain and vibrating. He then pulled the airplane back to altitude of 200 feet above the ground and turned to fly to a nearby road. The pilot reported that the airplane descended rapidly and impacted the terrain again as he entered the turn. (-23) the pilot was flying the airplane to calibrate the spray nozzles. During the flight, the pilot's attention was diverted from flying the aircraft to inside the aircraft. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and flew into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND, SPUN, AND CAME TO REST. (.4) THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING IN THE COCKPIT AS HE DESCENDED DOWN ON A FIELD WHILE CALIBRATING THE SPRAY EQUIPMENT. THE NEXT THING THE PILOT REMEMBERS IS THE AIRPLANE HITTING THE TERRAIN AND VIBRATING. HE THEN PULLED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND TURNED TO FLY TO A NEARBY ROAD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AGAIN AS HE ENTERED THE TURN. (-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO CALIBRATE THE SPRAY NOZZLES. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

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 CHI97LA254Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBritton, SDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the spray run and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn after having contacted the terrain. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.Aug 11, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91919 · 1

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

Accident 19820815044569AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Britton, SDCrash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.Aug 15, 1982 · Substantial damage