# Accident 19980608015559A: Cessna A188B, Talkeetna, AK, June 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4493° N, 149.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4493&lon=-149.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9247G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247G-2018-01-29) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 95 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608015559A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT HOLE IN AIRSTRIP COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG. LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCAIL PILOT HAD UNLOADED HIS CARGO OF FUEL OIL, AND WAS PREPARING TO DEPART THE REMOTE AIRSTRIP. WHILE BACK TAXIING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT INDICTAED THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                        (-23) ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT INTO A HOLE, CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO OVER ON ITS BACK. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT 1100 HOURS, 06/08/98.

## 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 ANC98LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA066), Jun 8, 1998: Cessna 188B (N9247G), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous taxiway condition. A factor associated with this accident was the presence of rough and uneven terrain conditions.

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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