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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188A · New Hartford, MO · July 16, 2007

Date: July 16, 2007
Place: New Hartford, MO
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RHJG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4412Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA218
Reported as: Cessna A188A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total12,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N4412QRegistered now · Cessna A188AS/N 18800812 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A188A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot said he "lost air." He said he was finishing a level turn to return to the field he was spraying when the airplane clipped a tree. The pilot said the aircraft was not producing the lift at full power to climb above the trees at the FAR end of the field he was spraying, so he made an emergency landing into the field of standing corn. The result of the landing was damage to the right main gear, propeller and engine damage, damage to the leading edge of the wings and horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT SAID HE "LOST AIR." HE SAID HE WAS FINISHING A LEVEL TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING WHEN THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED A TREE. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING THE LIFT AT FULL POWER TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TREES AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING, SO HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE FIELD OF STANDING CORN. THE RESULT OF THE LANDING WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI07CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Hartford, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree line during the turn between aerial application passes. The low altitude, the downdraft encountered by the pilot, and the trees were contributing factors.Jul 16, 2007 · Substantial damage