# Accident 20110624018529A: Cessna A188B, Castroville, TX, June 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2011, 06:35 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EYJG
- Location: 29.3383° N, 98.8506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3383&lon=-98.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731ST-2014-11-17) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 9,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624018529A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL PILOT WAS MAKING HIS FIRST PASS OF THE DAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED A DESCENDING BANK TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT AILERON WAS JAMMED IN THE FULL UP POSITION AND CONTROL STICK MOVEMENTS HAD NO AFFECT ON THE RIGHT AILERON. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO USE FULL POWER, FULL LEFT AILERON, AND FULL LEFT RUDDER TO REGAIN PARTIAL CONTROL AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH RESULTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE UNASSISTED.

## 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 CEN11CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA438), Jun 24, 2011: Cessna A188 (N731ST), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the agricultural spraying flight.

## Other reports on N731ST (1)

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

- [Accident 19890520012159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012159A), May 20, 1989: Cessna A188B (N731ST), La Coste, TX, Substantial damage. Settled into cornfield after takeoff. Short strip high temperature and full load are factors.

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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