# Accident 20090820048389A: Cessna A188B, Alamo, GA, August 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alamo, GA
- Airport: Mcrae Tellar-Wheeler Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L37G
- Location: 32.0956° N, 82.8800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0956&lon=-82.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4842R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4842R-2017-03-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,794 total, 1,790 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090820048389A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT SITE IS LOCATED ON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPERTY LOCATED AT N 32.06.122- W 082.48.147 THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD ON ITS NOSE SECTION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE HARD LANDING; THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FIREWALL AREA. THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP WAS OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER HAD SLIGHT BENDING SUPPORTING THE REPORT BY THE PIC OF LOW POWER. THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND MR. LEVI GILDER AND ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:-MR. GILDER HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAS 1790 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 3794 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. GILDER HOLDS A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 08/28/2008.-MR. GILDER HAS LOGGED 112 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. -AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC.-ACCORDING TO MR. GILDER, ON AUGUST 20, 2009 AROUND 1600 HOURS HE TOOK OFF FROM MCRAE TELFAIR WHEELER AIRPORT TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION AT A FIELD BELONGING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FAMILY MEMBER. THE PIC WAS PILOTING A 1975 CESSNA A188B AG TRUCK REGISTERED TO GILDER FLYING SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MQW WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF 100 LL AND ONE HUNDRED GALLONS OF PRODUCT. AFTER PULLING UP FROM THE FIRST SWATH THE PIC NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING LIKE BURNING METAL. WHEN THE SECOND SWATH WAS DONE THE PIC NOTED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RISING AND GETTING HIGHER WITH A CORRESPONDING DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. AT THAT POINT THE PIC EXITED THE FIELD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER RAPIDLY. THE PIC DETERMINED THAT IS WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DUMP OF THE PRODUCT. -UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE TANKS AND LEAKING SLIGHTLY. -THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BENT AND HAD SOME OIL IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER FIREWALL. THE BREATHER TUBE ON THE ENGINE HAD INDICATIONS OF HIGH HEAT AND THE OIL QUANTITY WAS ZERO.-THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF SLIGHT ROTATION AND LOW POWER.-THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE ATTACHMENTS AS WELL AS LEFT WING DAMAGE AND FIREWALL DISTORTION.

## 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 ERA09LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA470), Aug 20, 2009: Cessna A188B (N4842R), McRae, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to pre-ignition/detonation as a result of a fuel control malfunction.

## Other reports on N4842R (2)

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

- [Accident 20050608012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608012489A), Jun 8, 2005: Cessna A188B (N4842R), Truman, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) 06/08/2005 N4842R a Cessna, CE-188 contacted power line while making first pass through field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight…
- [Accident 19770623019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623019929A), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4842R), Tulelake, CA, Substantial damage. Da abt 7000FT,heavy load,rough 2400FT rwy.

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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