# Accident 20080810855469A: Cessna A188B, Gardner, FL, August 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gardner, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FF7G
- Location: 27.3400° N, 81.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3400&lon=-81.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4494Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4494Q-2010-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810855469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST ON TAKEOFF, RIPPED RIGHT GEAR OFF OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT LANDED IN GRASS FIELD, GROUND LOOP, STRUCK PROP AND RIGHT WING TIP.

## 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 NYC08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA276), Aug 10, 2008: Cessna A188B (N4494Q), Gardner, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during takeoff.

## Other reports on N4494Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19820723066959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723066959A), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna 188B (N4494Q), Malone, FL, Substantial damage. Airplane began to swerve on landing roll. Pilot unable to stop ensuing groundloop due to leaking right brake.

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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