# Accident 20010530023269A: Cessna A188B, Humboldt, TN, May 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2001, 16:32 local time
- Place: Humboldt, TN
- Airport: Humboldt Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8201° N, 88.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8201&lon=-88.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4893R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893R-2006-10-11) (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 MIA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530023269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JOSE RENE ANTUNEZ IS EMPLOYED BY LONDE AIR SERVICE AS AN AERIAL APPLICATOR PILOT. ON 05/30/2001 AT 1620 HRS, MR. ANTUNEZ CONDUCTED AN FAR 91 FLIGHT TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH A CESSNA A188B, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4893R. THIS AIRCRAFT IS A SINGLE PLACE AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OWNED BY LONDE AIR SERVICE, INC. OF HUMBOLT, TN. MR. ANTUNEZ HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS MODEL OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE. MR. ANTUNEZ DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 AT HUMBOLT AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. ON LANDING ROLLOUT MR. ANTUNEZ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL AND TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSPECTOR CHARLES O. PETERS OF THE MEMPHIS FSDO CONDUCTED AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF 05/30/01. HE DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.

## 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 MIA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA148), May 30, 2001: Cessna A188B (N4893R), Humboldt, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop/ground swerve and substantial damage to the aircraft.

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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