# Accident 19990611040919A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Panhandle, TX, June 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1999, 06:30 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3410° N, 101.3809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3410&lon=-101.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9659J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9659J-2001-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611040919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 11, 1999, AND ABOUT 06:30 A.M., MR. MRTIN ERIC NELSON, THE AG -PILOT FOR A CESSNA 188 MODEL T188C, N9659J, AFTER TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH FROM STAMPS FIELD (3E1), PANHANDLE, TEXAS, WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASH LANDED APPROX. ONE MILE TO THE END OF 3E1 SOUTH RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS LOADED WITH 190 GALLONS OF DISPENSING FLUID AND APPRX. 40 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE A/C HE WAS NOT CLIMBING, AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SINK, AS HE BEGAN TO DUMP THE LOAD THE A/C CONTINUED SINKING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, GROUNDLOOPED CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE LEFT WING TO DRAG AND SLIDE FOR ABOUT 60 FEET. BROKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, DAMAGE AND BUCKLED THE LEFT WING, AND DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND PROPELLOR BLADES. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA168), Jun 11, 1999: Cessna T188C (N9659J), Panhandle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power as a result of the low compression in the number 5 cylinder. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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