# Accident 20110614013989A: Cessna 188, Glasgow, MT, June 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Glasgow, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RVFG
- Location: 48.2125° N, 106.6147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2125&lon=-106.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9802V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9802V-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614013989A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 2011 PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF A FIELD FOR FUTURE AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE FIELD WAS APPROXIAMATELY 20NM NORTH OF GLASGOW, MONTANA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE FUEL QUANTITY AND QUALITY WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.  FUEL WAS NOTED AS GENERALLY LOW, BUT PIC FELT THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE SHORT TRIP.  ON THE RETURN LEG FROM THE FIELD, ABOUT 5 NM NORTH OF GLASGOW, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS SHOWING LESS THAN 1/4 TANK.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD PREVIOUSLY INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD QUICKLY DEPLETE THE REMAINING FUEL ONCE THE GUAGE GOT TO THE 1/4 TANK LEVEL.   AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PROP STOPPED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS AT ABOUT 750 FEET AGL AT THIS POINT, AND QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE MOST SUITABLE SEEDED FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTAINED BEST GLIDE ON THE DESCENT.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THE LEFT WING MAY HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND AND/OR SIMULTANEOULSY STRUCK AND OBJECT SUCH AS A LARGE DIAMETER WATERING TROUGH.  THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, AND CAUSED THE WING TO BE BE BENT SLIGHTLY AFT AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING TO BE BENT DOWNWARD AT THE ATTACHING POINT.  THIS ROTATIONAL MOTION CAUSED THE RIGHT HAND GEAR LEG TO BREAK ONE OF THE ATTACHING BOLTS, ALLOWING THE GEAR LEG TO PIVOT FOWARD.  GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE.  NO ENGINE OR ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  PROPELLOR SHOWS SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT SCRAPS.

## 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 WPR11CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA296), Jun 14, 2011: Cessna 188 (N9802V), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N9802V (1)

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

- [Accident 19930807036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807036249A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 188CESSNA (N9802V), Marion, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled on climbout from private strip high density altitude a factor. No report on cross weight.

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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