20080728841719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Mt Vernon, IA · July 28, 2008

Date
July 28, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place
Mt Vernon, IA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
1JRG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3419J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA218
Reported as
Cessna T188C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
373 total28 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that he had just completed a spray pass on a cornfield. When he turned to make another spray pass, he encountered a tail wind. Upon encountering the tail wind, the aircraft stalled. The pilot stated that he attempted to recover from the stall with full power but impacted the ground. The tail of the aircraft impacted first.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SPRAY PASS ON A CORNFIELD. WHEN HE TURNED TO MAKE ANOTHER SPRAY PASS, HE ENCOUNTERED A TAIL WIND. UPON ENCOUNTERING THE TAIL WIND, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL WITH FULL POWER BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FIRST.

NTSB investigation

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