What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On October 15, 1998, at about 1459 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4925Q, registered to j & m flying service inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 137 aerial applicaiton flight, crashed on landing rollout at the Statesboro Municipal Airport, Statesboro, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated from a private airstrip about 59 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated the left brake reservior had been leaking and was serviced the day before the accident. He did not notice any leaks during the preflight inspection of the airplane before departing from the private airstrip. The airplane started to veer to the right on landing rollout. He applied left brake and rudder. The rudder padal went all the way down to the floor. The airplane continued to veer to the right. The left main landing gear blew and the left wing, left strut, and tail section collided with the ground. (-23) aircraft suffered left brake failure after landing at Statesboro. Aircraft veered off the runway to the right and turned 180 degrees and tipped left wing. The aerial application manifold and left horizontal stabilizer impacted the ground. Left wing buckled. The left horizontal stabilizer tip and left elevator were damaged. Left hand wheel assembly and tire were destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON OCTOBER 15, 1998, AT ABOUT 1459 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A188B, N4925Q, REGISTERED TO J & M FLYING SERVICE INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICAITON FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE STATESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, STATESBORO, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 59 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE RESERVIOR HAD BEEN LEAKING AND WAS SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY LEAKS DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE DEPARTING FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT ON LANDING ROLLOUT. HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER. THE RUDDER PADAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BLEW AND THE LEFT WING, LEFT STRUT, AND TAIL SECTION COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LEFT BRAKE FAILURE AFTER LANDING AT STATESBORO. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND TURNED 180 DEGREES AND TIPPED LEFT WING. THE AERIAL APPLICATION MANIFOLD AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED THE GROUND. LEFT WING BUCKLED. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. LEFT HAND WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND TIRE WERE DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.