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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · June 12, 2008

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Date
June 12, 2008 · 14:00 local
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
R08G
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9639G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08LA103
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N9639GRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2016 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801575 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine 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) On 5-26-08 the aircraft departed lyons rice county airport (lyo) with approximately 170 gallons of chemical onboard to perform an aerial application. Shortly after departure the aircraft experienced loss of power and made an off airport landing without incident. The aircraft was towed back to lyo where maintnenance replaced the magnetos, spark plugs and checked the fuel system. The aircraft was ground run and flight tested with no discrepanies. On 6-12-08 the aircraft departed lyo loaded with 150 gallons of chemical onboard to perform an aerial application. After takeoff the pilot circled the airport for several passes with no discrepancies noted. The pilot departed the airport to the east and after approximately 1 1/2 miles the engine again lost power. The pilot stated that he thought that the engine was going to seize completely. An off airport landing was executed and during the landing roll out the aircraft struck a waterway ditch embankment removing the left landing gear leg from the airframe in the center section of the fuselage. The aircraft was removed from the accident site to lyo.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 5-26-08 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LYONS RICE COUNTY AIRPORT (LYO) WITH APPROXIMATELY 170 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ONBOARD TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO LYO WHERE MAINTNENANCE REPLACED THE MAGNETOS, SPARK PLUGS AND CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLIGHT TESTED WITH NO DISCREPANIES. ON 6-12-08 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LYO LOADED WITH 150 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ONBOARD TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT FOR SEVERAL PASSES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO THE EAST AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO SEIZE COMPLETELY. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS EXECUTED AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WATERWAY DITCH EMBANKMENT REMOVING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG FROM THE AIRFRAME IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO LYO.

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 DEN08LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLyons, KSthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the dirt embankment.Jun 12, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9639G · 1

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

Accident 20020730017599ANickerson, KS(.19) On July 30, 2002, at 2050 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N9639G, operated by rice county aerial sprayers, inc. was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power while spraying an agricultural field. Visual…Jul 30, 2002 · Substantial damage