# Accident 20111008028299A: Cessna 188, Starkville, MS, October 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2011, 15:55 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: George M Bryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4264° N, 88.8417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4264&lon=-88.8417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5424E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5424E-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,788 total, 90 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111008028299A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED TURN/SWERVE TO THE LEFT WHICH THE PILOT COULD NOT ARREST.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 AND  STRUCK A DITCH, SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON.

## 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 ERA12CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA116), Oct 8, 2011: Cessna 188 (N5424E), Starkville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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