# Accident 20050815026809A: Cessna A188B, Winnsboro, LA, August 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2005, 13:50 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Airport: Winnsboro Municipal Marpt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1517° N, 91.6922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1517&lon=-91.6922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4952Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4952Q-2008-08-26) (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: 342 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050815026809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOW TIME COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS BUILDING FLIGHT TIME IN THE C-188 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO BE ADDED ON TO AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION COMPANY'S INSURANCE POLICY. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT MISMANAGED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING 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 DFW05CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA216), Aug 15, 2005: Cessna A188B (N4952Q), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll.

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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