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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Hornersville, MO · June 17, 2003

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Date
June 17, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place
Hornersville, MO
Airport
Hornersville Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70403
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA168
Reported as
Cessna A188B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N70403Registered now · Cessna A188BS/N 18801912T · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that on takeoff, he prematurely raised the tailwheel. With an approximate 5 knot crosswind, the aircraft drifted left and got off the runway. Rain-softened turf aggravated the loss of directional control as the aircraft tried to ground loop. Aircraft eventually made ground contact with one wing and then the other. The right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF, HE PREMATURELY RAISED THE TAILWHEEL. WITH AN APPROXIMATE 5 KNOT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND GOT OFF THE RUNWAY. RAIN-SOFTENED TURF AGGRAVATED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY MADE GROUND CONTACT WITH ONE WING AND THEN THE OTHER. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHornersville, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. A contributing factor was the crosswind.Jun 17, 2003 · Substantial damage