# Accident 20070720018459A: Cessna T188C, Colby, KS, July 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Colby, KS
- Airport: Shalz Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BVSG
- Location: 39.4175° N, 101.0344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-101.0344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870J-2007-10-25) (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: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720018459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 17 COLBY (KCBK) TO THE SOUTH, WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE EAST THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO WEATHER VANE. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE. THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN07LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA135), Jul 20, 2007: Cessna T188C (N2870J), Colby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N2870J (1)

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

- [Accident 19900628022799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022799A), Jun 28, 1990: Cessna T188C (N2870J), Wray, CO, Substantial damage. Wing caught in rye crop on edge of ag strip rotating aircraft 180 degrees. Collapsed right main. Bent wing spars.

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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