# Accident 20000806010589A: Cessna 188B, Washington, NC, August 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Washington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OFMG
- Location: 35.5499° N, 77.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5499&lon=-77.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4439Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4439Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000806010589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED BEING INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 A.M. LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT BEGAN A CLIMB FROM A SPRAYING RUN. DURING THE CLIMB FOR THE TURN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. AS HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING SMOKE COME FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT HIT A DITCH ACROSS THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DITCH AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING THEN RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO FUEL OR CHEMICAL SPILL FROM THE ACCIDENT. (.4) ON AUGUST 06, 2000, ABOUT 1115 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 188B, N4439Q, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MIKE'S SPRAYING SERVICE AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENVI                LLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ABOUT 0945. THE PILOT/OWNER STATED THAT HE WAS MANEUVERING DURING SPRAYING ACTIVITIES, WHEN HE LOST ENGINE POWER, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING. DURING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SAW A DITCH AND TRIED TO AVOID IT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND PITCHED OVER ON ITS NOSE. -THE PILOT/OWNER SAID THAT HE DID NOT TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT ON THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, UNDER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FAILURE, HE WROTE, "...POSSIBLE CONNECTING ROD BREAKAGE OR PISTON PIN FAILURE...." THE PILOT/OWNER TOLD THE FAA AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE LOOKED INTO THE ENGINE AREA AND OBSERVED "A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE OF THE ENGINE." THE AIRPLANE HAD ACCUMULATED 52 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 MIA00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA233), Aug 6, 2000: Cessna 188B (N4439Q), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing, and subsequent impact with a ditch.

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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