# Accident 19970815022709A: Cessna T188C, Eloy, AZ, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997, 07:00 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9957J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9957J-2006-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022709A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 15, 1997, AT 0700 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 188, N9957J, GROUND LOOPED DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT ELOY, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELOY JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN FEDERAL AVIAITON ADMINISTRATION AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE HAD BEEN OUT PRACTICING STEEP TURNS, BANKS, AND STALLS PRIOR TO CONDUCTING FIVE TO SIX LOW APPROACHES OVER THE RUNWAY. ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT HE SAID HE SET THE AIRCRAFT UP AT 75 MPH, FLAPS 20 DEGREES, AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR SO HE LOWERED THE NOSE. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED INTO AN 180 DEGREE TURN. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEERED OFF DURING THE SKIDDING TURN.

## 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 LAX97LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA293), Aug 15, 1997: Cessna 188 (N9957J), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control due to inadequate rudder use.

## Other reports on N9957J (4)

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

- [Accident 20000715005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715005199A), Jul 15, 2000: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Rock Dell, MN, No damage. (-23) Wind died on takeoff, counld not sustain flight. Appears a/c limitations were exceeded.
- [Accident 19980706015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706015969A), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Austin, MN, Substantial damage. (.4)While on a swath run the engine suffered a loss of power. The pilot said that at 80 feet he was unable to avoid unsuitable terrain in his initiating a…
- [Accident 19890905033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905033719A), Sep 5, 1989: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Levelland, TX, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll. May have had a weak brake due to a persistent leaking master cylinder.
- [Accident 19830316008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316008099A), Mar 16, 1983: Cessna T188C (N9957J), Clarksburg, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control after liftoff in a severe crosswind. Aircraft struck a ditch.

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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