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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A188A · Roundup, MT · June 13, 2004

Date: June 13, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place: Roundup, MT
Airport: Roundup Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MQIG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9958G
Reported as: Cessna A188A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total5,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9958GRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna A188AS/N 18800758 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A188A Engine 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) On June 13, 2004, a Cessna 188A, N9958G, owned and operated by Mr. Charles orville moore, made a take-off from a road in the melston, Montana area. There was a quartering tailwind. Just before lift-off, a gust wind slammed the aircraft back down on the road causing the right main spring gear attachment bolt to fail. This caused the right main gear to pivot 90 degrees in front of the aircraft. The operator continued to take-off, and became airborne. He received verification from his ground crew that the right main gear was sideways. The operator decided to fly to Roundup Airport (rpx) and attempt a landing. The local sheriff, fire department, and emergency medical technicians were called out. Mr. Moore landed the aircraft without incident, with minor damage to the skin between the main landing gear. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2004, A CESSNA 188A, N9958G, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. CHARLES ORVILLE MOORE, MADE A TAKE-OFF FROM A ROAD IN THE MELSTON, MONTANA AREA. THERE WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND. JUST BEFORE LIFT-OFF, A GUST WIND SLAMMED THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE ROAD CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN SPRING GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT TO FAIL. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO PIVOT 90 DEGREES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR CONTINUED TO TAKE-OFF, AND BECAME AIRBORNE. HE RECEIVED VERIFICATION FROM HIS GROUND CREW THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SIDEWAYS. THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO FLY TO ROUNDUP AIRPORT (RPX) AND ATTEMPT A LANDING. THE LOCAL SHERIFF, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS WERE CALLED OUT. MR. MOORE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN BETWEEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.