# Accident 19990619007329A: Cessna A188B, Glen Allan, MS, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Glen Allan, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8497° N, 88.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8497&lon=-88.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53198, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53198-2008-02-07) (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: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619007329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL99LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA101), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna A188B (N53198), Glen Allan, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a nut and bolt assembly by a maintenance personnel that resulted in the in-flight loss of control of the left ailiron.

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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