# Accident 20090531007239A: Cessna T188C, Rock Springs, MT, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RUAG
- Location: 46.8706° N, 106.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8706&lon=-106.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9955J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9955J) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,995 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531007239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF TAIL STINGER SPRING BROKE AT ATTACHMENT, RIGHT GEAR LEG FRACTURED AND PILOT LOST CONTROL.  DAMAGE TO REAR FUSELAGE, RIGHT HORIZONTAL, RIGHT WING AND LEFT WING TIP.  TAILWHEEL STINGER SPRING TORN FROM MOUNT AND RIGHT GEAR LEG FRACTURED. AMENDED INFO - ON MAY 31ST, 2009 AT 07-15 MOUNTAIN TIME A CESSNA 188C A HUSKY WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE PRIVATE STRIP ON THE PLUHAR RANCH TO CONDUCT AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FULLY LOADED.  ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE STRIP ON THE TAKEOFF RUN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE TAILWHEEL STINGER SPRING MOUNT FAILING.  THE AIRPLANE SWUNG HARD AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO ROTATE 180 DEG'S AND STOP FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  THE PILOT VACATED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 WPR09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA281), May 31, 2009: Cessna T188C (N9955J), Rock Springs, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt to takeoff in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s demonstrated crosswind capability.

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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