# Accident 20000319010279A: Cessna A188B, Lake Placid, FL, March 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2000, 07:40 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.2892° N, 81.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2892&lon=-81.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84666, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84666-2010-06-22) (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 MIA00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000319010279A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT RECONSTRUCTED THE EVENT IN QUESTION. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS APPLYING THE AGENT, ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CULTIVATOR, (FARM EQUIPMENT). HE FINISHED APPLYING THE LOAD TO REDUCE WEIGHT. UPON LANDING AT THE LOADING ZONE, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED. SEE ATTCHED PILOT STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

## 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 MIA00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA112), Mar 19, 2000: Cessna A188B (N84666), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate visual outlook while performing aerial application resulting in the aircraft colliding with a piece of farm equipment which was parked in the field which caused the right main…

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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