# Accident 20020927026689A: Cessna A188, Wellington, TX, September 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2002, 11:05 local time
- Place: Wellington, TX
- Airport: Marian Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EVJG
- Location: 34.8456° N, 100.1961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8456&lon=-100.1961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9710V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710V-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927026689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2002, AT 11:05 CDT, A CESSNA 188, SINGLE ENGINE, AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N9710V MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES EAST OF WELLINGTON, TEXAS. AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING PER TITLE 14CFR PART 137, AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING. AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO START SPRAYING A FIELD. PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK WEST TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, TO RETURN FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A 260 DEGREE HEADING, TERRAIN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1,933FT MSL. MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 FTW02LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA267), Sep 27, 2002: Cessna A188 (N9710V), Wellington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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