# Accident 20070610008669A: Cessna T188C, Angela, MT, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Angela, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RUAG
- Location: 46.8200° N, 106.3197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8200&lon=-106.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2535J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535J-2009-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,750 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610008669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-188-T188C, N2535J, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED DURING TAKEOFF FOR EXPECTED AERIAL APPLICATIONS FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPERTY. THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT IS "BUCKLED." VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 170 GALLOWS OF CHEMICAL FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AND FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 SEA07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA166), Jun 10, 2007: Cessna T188C (N2535J), Rock Springs, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N2535J (1)

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

- [Accident 19940604025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604025499A), Jun 4, 1994: Cessna T188C (N2535J), Angela, MT, Substantial damage. Noted fuel cap leaking on takeoff. Aborted. Applied brakes and ground looped on wet grass runway.

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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