# Accident 20030516011329A: Cessna A188B, Fabens, TX, May 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5156° N, 106.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5156&lon=-106.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478RD-2004-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516011329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2003 AT 1430 MST, A CESSNA 188, N478RD, REGISTERED TO DAVID J. ARMSTRONG, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE AIRPORT IN FABENS, TEXAS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FABENS, TX. AT 1430 MST.

## 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 FTW03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA152), May 16, 2003: Cessna A188B (N478RD), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's attempt to avoid an obstacle was a contributing factor.

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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