# Accident 20110413004859A: Cessna T188C, Palouse, WA, April 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2011, 06:45 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WXPG
- Location: 46.8850° N, 117.0769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8850&lon=-117.0769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4562J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4562J-2013-04-08) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110413004859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22. WITNESSES REPORTED A LIGHT TAILWIND AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. AFTER LIFTOFF, PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. PILOT INCREASED PITCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AND BEGAN TO STALL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HILL APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AND AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS.

## 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 WPR11CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA196), Apr 13, 2011: Cessna T188C (N4562J), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions at takeoff and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain during the initial climb.

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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