# Incident 19990903041479I: Cessna 188B, Hilton Island, SC, September 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Hilton Island, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21894, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21894-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903041479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SHRUBS IN THE MEDIAN STRIP BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH LANES OF HIGHWAY 278 NEAR THE HILTON HEAD AIRPORT, HILTON HEAD, SC. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST POWER ONE-HALF TO ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT WHERE HE INTENDED TO LAND FOR FUEL.  ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, TURNED NINETY DEGRESS TO THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE SHRUBS 14 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE SURVACE.  THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURIED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES LEESBURG, FLORIDA, WITH 37 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  HIS FINAL DESTINATION WAS GOOSE CREEK, SC, AFTER A FUEL STOP AT THE HILTON HEAD AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N21894 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010702023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702023449A), Jul 2, 2001: Cessna 188B (N21894), Leesburg, FL, No damage. (-23) During banner tow operations-the tow cable wrapped around the horizontal stabilizer. When the banner was released, the cable went forward and the cable…
- [Incident 19881024066289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024066289I), Oct 24, 1988: Cessna 188B (N21894), Gaugh, GA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on spray run. Landed in field and engine caught fire. Engine nacelle was 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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