# Accident 19990808011259A: Cessna A188B, Sidney, MT, August 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1999, 22:00 local time
- Place: Sidney, MT
- Airport: Sidney Richland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7509° N, 104.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7509&lon=-104.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085R-2002-12-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808011259A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: ON LANDING WIND CHANGED TO 90 CROSSWIND ONVER 20 KNOTS. RUNWAY WAS WET FROM RECENT RAIN.  PILOT ALLOWED TAILWHEEL TO CHATTER AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.  MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, WING SPAR BROKE.

## 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 SEA99LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA139), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna 188B (N9085R), Sidney, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions.

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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