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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Houston, TX · March 4, 1998

Date
March 4, 1998 · 13:35 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LUVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53382
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA092
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,494 total10,000 in this make and model87 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.

Made abrupt left turn became uncontrollable. Both ailerons up. Let control rod broke. Cartwheeled. Poor lubrication (-23) pilot was working aerial application and experienced aileron control failure.

As the FAA filed it

MADE ABRUPT LEFT TURN BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. BOTH AILERONS UP. LET CONTROL ROD BROKE. CARTWHEELED. POOR LUBRICATION (-23) PILOT WAS WORKING AERIAL APPLICATION AND EXPERIENCED AILERON CONTROL FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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