# Incident 20030828030099I: Cessna A188, Scotland, SD, August 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2003, 19:00 local time
- Place: Scotland, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HMLG
- Location: 43.1482° N, 97.7198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotland, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1482&lon=-97.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926LT) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030828030099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08-28-2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT (0100Z) CESSNA 188-A188 AIRCRAFT, N926LT, HAD AN INCIDENT AFTER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH TOO HEAVY A LOAD OF CHEMICAL. THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE BUT RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO A CORNFIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 2 MI. NORTH AND 3 MI. WEST OF SCOTLAND, SD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING FAR PART 137 COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. ONE PERSON ON BOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N926LT (2)

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

- [Accident 20070519018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519018599A), May 19, 2007: Cessna A188 (N926LT), Scotland, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff, the aircraft could not stay airborne and came to rest beyond the boundary of the airfield. The right wing separated from the aircraft and…
- [Incident 19940928037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928037559I), Sep 28, 1994: Cessna A188 (N926LT), Martin, SD, Minor damage. Non current pilot taxied high speed to check tire balance. Wind gust and pilot laxity resulted in a ground loop.

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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