# Accident 20000710005449A: Cessna A188B, Washington, KS, July 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Washington, KS
- Airport: Washington County Memorial Arp
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LVDG
- Location: 39.8094° N, 97.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8094&lon=-97.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557G-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710005449A

## Narrative

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

(.23) ON JULY 10, 2000, AT 1100 CDT, A CESSNA A188B A/C OPERATED BY MR. DEAN LOVGREN, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE 515442449  SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST CRASH FIRE. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CATASTOPHIC FAILURE OF THE #2 ROD BEARING, CONNECTING ROD AND ROD BOLTS.

## 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 CHI00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA191), Jul 10, 2000: Cessna A188B (N9557G), Washington, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number-two connecting rod bearing and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. A factor to the accident was the rough/uneven field.

## Other reports on N9557G (1)

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

- [Accident 19820501013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501013489A), May 1, 1982: Cessna A188B (N9557G), Columbus, MS, Substantial damage. Struck a cow on attempted pasture takeoff. Cow ran into path from behind a parked truck.

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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