# Accident 20110723014139A: Cessna A188B, Mt. Hamil, IA, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mt. Hamil, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMJG
- Location: 40.7000° N, 91.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7000&lon=-91.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9234R) (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: 1,900 total, 874 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA513) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723014139A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SET UP FOR THE LAST RUN ON HIS CURRENT LOAD OF CHEMICAL. HE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TOO QUIET. ONCE HE CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER, THE PILOT DUMPED THE LAST 20 TO 30 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL. THE PILOT THEN USED THE REMAINING ALTITUDE TO AFFECT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.AS THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SETTLED INTO THE BEAN PLANTS. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED THE LEFT WING, THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AT THIS POINT IN THE SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN, IN CASE OF FIRE. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK, THE AIRCRAFT FELL BACK ON THE LANDING GEAR AND SETTLED IN A NORMAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN11LA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA513), Jul 23, 2011: Cessna A188B (N9234R), Mount Hamill, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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