# Accident 20050615015339A: Cessna A188B, Osceola, AR, June 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2005, 14:15 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Airport: Osceola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: R4DG
- Location: 35.6911° N, 90.0100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6911&lon=-90.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894R-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,004 total, 57 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615015339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2005, AT 1415 CDT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF, A CESSNA CE-188, N4894R, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY DOUGLAS CO LLC (R4DG), UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON RUNWAY 01 AT OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS (7M4), AT 1413 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF (WIND 10-15 MPH OUT OF WEST) WITH A FULL HOPPER OF FERTILIZER. THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, SO HE APPLIED MORE AILERON AND RUDDER CORRECTION AND GOT THE TAIL WHEEL IN THE AIR. PILOT STATED THE WIND APPEARED TO CHANGE VELOCITY CAUSING AN OVERCORRECTION. THE RESULT WAS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOO FAR LEFT OF CENTERLINE CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO GET IN THE GRASS, WHICH WAS FRESHLY MOWED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOT HUNG UP IN A RUT THAT HAD BEEN FORMED BY THE MOWING EQUIPMENT TRACTOR WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 DFW05CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA161), Jun 15, 2005: Cessna A188B (N4894R), Osceola, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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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