# Accident 20000901007089A: Cessna A188B, Nickerson, KS, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nickerson, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1398° N, 98.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1398&lon=-98.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9326R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9326R-2013-08-21) (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 CHI00LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901007089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF N9326R STRUCK A HAY BALE DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR UNTIL LANDING AT WHICH TIME THE A/C SETTLED TO THE GROUND ON A WINGTIP AND THE OPPOSITE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI00LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA289), Sep 1, 2000: Cessna A188B (N9326R), Nickerson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: altidude/clearance not obtained/maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the hay bale, the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, the high-density altitude, and the high…

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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