What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On takeoff, lost aileron control, banked left, throttled back, crashed next to grass strip, bolt came out of left aileron. (From .19) on June 19, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 188, N53198, collided with the ground during a forced landing near Glen Allan, Mississippi, following an I n-flight malfunction of the aileron control system. The business flight was operated by the pilot under provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the commercial pilot was not injured. The flight initially departed Glen allen, Mississippi, at 1355. The pilot reported that, while surveying a field for future work, the airplane became uncontrollable when the ailerons malfunctioned. The pilot selected an emergency landing area, and made a forced landing in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage during the forced landing. During the examination of the airplane, the pilot reported that the left aileron control bolt had separated from the control surface. (.4) the pilot reported that, while surveying a field for future work, the airplane became uncontrollable. He selected an emergency landing area, and made a forced landing in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage during the forced landing when the left wing collided with the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled. During the examination of the airplane, the pilot reported that the left aileron control bolt had separated from the control surface. When the left aileron was removed from the airframe, the missing bolt was recovered from the inter-structure of the wing area. The bolt was reinstalled through the aileron assembly, and appeared to provide enough thread material to secure the aileron assembly. The examination of the bolt assembly also disclosed that the bolt that connected the forward end of the control rod to the bell crank was too short and did not protrude through the nylon lock on the nut. The rod-end bearing was also seized and would not move.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF, LOST AILERON CONTROL, BANKED LEFT, THROTTLED BACK, CRASHED NEXT TO GRASS STRIP, BOLT CAME OUT OF LEFT AILERON. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 19, 1999, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 188, N53198, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR GLEN ALLAN, MISSISSIPPI, FOLLOWING AN I N-FLIGHT MALFUNCTION OF THE AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED GLEN ALLEN, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1355. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE SURVEYING A FIELD FOR FUTURE WORK, THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THE AILERONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PILOT SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL BOLT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE SURVEYING A FIELD FOR FUTURE WORK, THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HE SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING WHEN THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL BOLT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACE. WHEN THE LEFT AILERON WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRFRAME, THE MISSING BOLT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE INTER-STRUCTURE OF THE WING AREA. THE BOLT WAS REINSTALLED THROUGH THE AILERON ASSEMBLY, AND APPEARED TO PROVIDE ENOUGH THREAD MATERIAL TO SECURE THE AILERON ASSEMBLY. THE EXAMINATION OF THE BOLT ASSEMBLY ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE FORWARD END OF THE CONTROL ROD TO THE BELL CRANK WAS TOO SHORT AND DID NOT PROTRUDE THROUGH THE NYLON LOCK ON THE NUT. THE ROD-END BEARING WAS ALSO SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.