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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Statesboro, GA · July 20, 2000

Date: July 20, 2000 · 10:30 local
Place: Statesboro, GA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FWNG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N731CH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA226
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries: 0

N731CHRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2004 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802788T Airframe modelCessna A188B

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What happened

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(-23) The a/c was taking off from hilde private strip, the wind was out of the west at about 8 knots and the temperature was 84 degrees as stated by the pilot. Take off was conducted uphill on the 2000 ft strip which has approx. a 2% grade. Pilot indicated that the preflight runup was normal. Lift off wss close to the end of the strip. The tail wheel caught on the top strand of a barbed wire fence which is at the end of the runway. The a/c did not seem to have enough power to climb over the trees, but the pilot did not indicate any change in power, or loss of power. The chemical load was dropped but not in time to keep the a/c from hitting the trees, which are approx. 500 feet from end of the runway. The a/c came to rest nose down and the tail in the air. The pilot sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE A/C WAS TAKING OFF FROM HILDE PRIVATE STRIP, THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE WEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 84 DEGREES AS STATED BY THE PILOT. TAKE OFF WAS CONDUCTED UPHILL ON THE 2000 FT STRIP WHICH HAS APPROX. A 2% GRADE. PILOT INDICATED THAT THE PREFLIGHT RUNUP WAS NORMAL. LIFT OFF WSS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE STRIP. THE TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE TOP STRAND OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB OVER THE TREES, BUT THE PILOT DID NOT INDICATE ANY CHANGE IN POWER, OR LOSS OF POWER. THE CHEMICAL LOAD WAS DROPPED BUT NOT IN TIME TO KEEP THE A/C FROM HITTING THE TREES, WHICH ARE APPROX. 500 FEET FROM END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AND THE TAIL IN THE AIR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

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 MIA00LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStatesboro, GAThe pilots failure to calculate his takeoff distance for the conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with a fence, trees, and the terrain. A factor in the accident is the FAA's failure to require of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's failure to…Jul 20, 2000 · Substantial damage