20070519018599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188 · Scotland, SD · May 19, 2007

Date
May 19, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Scotland, SD
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
HMLG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N926LT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA148
Reported as
Cessna A188
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
447 total15 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-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 the fuselage was twisted. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft was moved before notification of FAA or NTSB and wreckage was inspected at the aircraft owner's property. The land owner and witness to the accident said dust was drifting s-n, but switched to the north at the time the aircraft weas attempting takeoff. There were developing thunderstorms in the area.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF FAA OR NTSB AND WRECKAGE WAS INSPECTED AT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S PROPERTY. THE LAND OWNER AND WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT SAID DUST WAS DRIFTING S-N, BUT SWITCHED TO THE NORTH AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WEAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF. THERE WERE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N926LT · 2

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