# Accident 20050726020699A: Cessna A188B, Mexico, MO, July 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mexico, MO
- Airport: Mexico Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1575° N, 91.8183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1575&lon=-91.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SV-2006-08-10) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 1 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726020699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE BOUNCED THE AIRPLANE A FEW TIMES WHEN HE LANDED. HE SAID THE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT SWERVED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. OFF THE RUNWAY, IT BEGAN A 180 DEGREE TURN THAT CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS SUBSEQUENT PROPELLER AND WIND DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE WING SHOWED TWISTING OF THE SPAR. A FINDING OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS THE LACK OF PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF THE INSTALLATION OF A SATLOC SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI05CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA201), Jul 26, 2005: Cessna 188 (N731SV), Mexico, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the grass terrain adjacent to the runway and the collapse of the main landing gear.

## Other reports on N731SV (1)

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

- [Accident 19940907026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907026039A), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 188B (N731SV), Oakdale, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Crash landed. Engine was siezed. Case fractured. Misalignment problem from recent overhaul

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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