# Accident 19990923028579A: Cessna A188B, Oxford, MS, September 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1999, 11:57 local time
- Place: Oxford, MS
- Airport: Champion Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.2694° N, 89.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-89.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RF-2005-01-24) (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: 1,843 total, 609 in this make and model, 405 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923028579A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA99LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731RF), South Oxford, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N731RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19871015059789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015059789A), Oct 15, 1987: Cessna A188B (N731RF), Samson, AL, Substantial damage. Engine power loss during a spray run due to loss of the engine oil filter. Oil filter threads were stripped.

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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