# Accident 19990213045489A: Cessna A188B, Alexandria, LA, February 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: England Afb
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 31.3274° N, 92.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3274&lon=-92.5486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8295G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8295G-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990213045489A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT EXECUTED WHEEL LANDING, LANDING ON RUNWAY-36-WINDS 340 AT 8. WHEN TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT. PILOT HE HAD PROBLEM WITH STIFF TAIL WHEEL.  TAIL WHEEL HAD BEEN PUT ON BY PREVIOUS OWNER.  PILTO HAD DIFFICULTY WITH STEERAGE BUT WAS TOLD BY PREVIOUS OWNER THAT WHEEL WOULD LOOSEN UP.

## 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 FTW99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA081), Feb 13, 1999: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N8295G (3)

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

- [Incident 20040702014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702014229I), Jul 2, 2004: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Oak Grove, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon touchdown the l/h brake failed. The aircraft's tail began to drift to the right resulting in a ground loop. The aircraft's tail cone, horizontal…
- [Accident 19850814038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814038949A), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Dyersburg, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not fly after liftoff. Grass was 1 foot high on runway. Aircraft settled into field at gross weight.
- [Accident 19811120074649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074649A), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. Caught telephone lines with gear on spray run. Bounced off ground, finished field. Sheared gear prop, wing damaged.

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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