# Accident 20020716016129A: Cessna A188B, Tolley, ND, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tolley, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LMQG
- Location: 48.2803° N, 101.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2803&lon=-101.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4866Q-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716016129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2002 AT 0930 CDT, A CE-188, N4866Q OPERATED BY GREAT PLAINS AERO, INC. AND FLOWN BY TIM W. MAU, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT DURING A TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, RESULTING IN A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP THE LOAD OF CHEMICAL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT SIDE UP ON A HEADING OF 100 DEGREES, THE EMPENNAGE HAD SEVERED 3 FEET BEHIND THE COCKPIT, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD BUCKLED, AND DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI02CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA192), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna 188B (N4866Q), Tolley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain lift-off speed and his failure to abort the takeoff.

## Other reports on N4866Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910622032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622032709I), Jun 22, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4866Q), Granger, TX, Minor damage. Had raised tail on takeoff roll. Magneto cut out. Engine lost power. Dumped load. Ground looped to avoid ditch.
- [Accident 19780721018159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721018159A), Jul 21, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N4866Q), Choctaw, MS, Substantial damage. Plt stated acft inadvertently overloaded with solid fertilizer.

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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