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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Oxford, MS · September 23, 1999

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Date
September 23, 1999 · 11:57 local
Place
Oxford, MS
Airport
Champion Airstrip
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731RF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA266
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,843 total609 in this make and model405 in the last 90 days
N731RFRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2005 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803090T · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On September 23, 1999, about 1156 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731RF, registered and operated by woodson flying service as a 14 CFR part 137 agricultural flight, crashed on landing at a private field in Oxford, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries to the commercial-rated pilot. The flight originated the same day, about 1050. The pilot stated that he was engaged in aerial application. After landing, and during the landing rollout, the left brake locked up, causing the aircraft to skid, and come to rest up side down. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the left wing and the vertical stabilizer. (-23)pilot had landed on grass strip and was rolling, he said the left brake grabbed and flipped aircraft over. When inspectors arrived on the scene the next morning, the left wheel was stiff to turn, and right wheel turned freely. The aircraft was in direct line with the grass strip runway. There have been no mechanical problems discovered. (.4)the pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the airplane to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the airplane to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident airplane stated that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1999, ABOUT 1156 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A188B, N731RF, REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY WOODSON FLYING SERVICE AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE FIELD IN OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1050. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER LANDING, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID, AND COME TO REST UP SIDE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. (-23)PILOT HAD LANDED ON GRASS STRIP AND WAS ROLLING, HE SAID THE LEFT BRAKE GRABBED AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER. WHEN INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE NEXT MORNING, THE LEFT WHEEL WAS STIFF TO TURN, AND RIGHT WHEEL TURNED FREELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN DIRECT LINE WITH THE GRASS STRIP RUNWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DISCOVERED. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT WHILE COMPENSATING WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE, THE LEFT BRAKE PULLED HARDER TO THE LEFT AND EVENTUALLY THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP UP SIDE DOWN. AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STATED THAT HE FOUND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Oxford, MSthe pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.Sep 23, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N731RF · 1

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

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