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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A188B · Sicitly Island, LA · August 30, 2000

Date: August 30, 2000 · 17:00 local
Place: Sicitly Island, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9316G
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,213 total3,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N9316GRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2009 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801451 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot stated he was returning to base from spraying when the engine sputtered. He placed the fuel boost pump on and the engine surged shortly and then quit, landed in field. Approaching a ditch, he pulled aircraft back into the air and stalled about 10 feet of the ground. During pilot interview, he stated that the fuelers had been overflowing his tanks and he asked them not to overflow fuel into the wing. He felt that the fuel load was not completely full on this flight since he had overflown the amount of time airborne before. He also stated the record heat day may have affected the engine performance. On scene investigation yielded tanks dry and approximately one pint drained from main sump. Aircraft damaged repaired and ferried out of field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO BASE FROM SPRAYING WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. HE PLACED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON AND THE ENGINE SURGED SHORTLY AND THEN QUIT, LANDED IN FIELD. APPROACHING A DITCH, HE PULLED AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR AND STALLED ABOUT 10 FEET OF THE GROUND. DURING PILOT INTERVIEW, HE STATED THAT THE FUELERS HAD BEEN OVERFLOWING HIS TANKS AND HE ASKED THEM NOT TO OVERFLOW FUEL INTO THE WING. HE FELT THAT THE FUEL LOAD WAS NOT COMPLETELY FULL ON THIS FLIGHT SINCE HE HAD OVERFLOWN THE AMOUNT OF TIME AIRBORNE BEFORE. HE ALSO STATED THE RECORD HEAT DAY MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION YIELDED TANKS DRY AND APPROXIMATELY ONE PINT DRAINED FROM MAIN SUMP. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED REPAIRED AND FERRIED OUT OF FIELD.