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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Whitewater, KS · August 17, 2018

Date: August 17, 2018 · 18:00 local
Place: Whitewater, KS
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 72TG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9076R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA342
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO-550
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N9076RRegistration cancelled May 2, 2020 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802101T · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after 6:00 pm, Friday, 08/17/2018 - pilot stated after making the second spray pass over a field of corn, he pulled up and started into his turn when he ?felt something wasn?t right? And described the aircraft as ?hardly flying anymore?. He decided he could not make it to the nearby farm, as he was too low, so he turned a bit to avoid wires and attempted a landing in the 6 to 7 foot tall corn. While skidding through the corn, he recalled the engine still running. The aircraft came to rest upright but was severely damaged. The pilot exited the plane unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER 6:00 PM, FRIDAY, 08/17/2018 - PILOT STATED AFTER MAKING THE SECOND SPRAY PASS OVER A FIELD OF CORN, HE PULLED UP AND STARTED INTO HIS TURN WHEN HE ?FELT SOMETHING WASN?T RIGHT? AND DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT AS ?HARDLY FLYING ANYMORE?. HE DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE NEARBY FARM, AS HE WAS TOO LOW, SO HE TURNED A BIT TO AVOID WIRES AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE 6 TO 7 FOOT TALL CORN. WHILE SKIDDING THROUGH THE CORN, HE RECALLED THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT BUT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT EXITED THE PLANE UNHARMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN18LA342Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhitewater, KSThe partial loss of engine power due to low cylinder compression, which led to the forced landing following a pull-up maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s high gross weight.Aug 17, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9076R · 2

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

Accident 20070709016849ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Ulysses, KS(-23) On July 9, 2007, approximately 1000 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B single-engine agricultural airplane, N9076R, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain following a loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb near Ulysses,…Jul 9, 2007 · Substantial damage Accident 20000526006299ATakeoff Ground Roll · Sublette, KSOn may 26, 2000, at approx. 4:30 pm, a Cessna A188B owned and operate d by[privacy data omitted]received substantial damage during takeoff from a Private airstrip approx. 9 miles NE of sublete, Kansas. The part 137 flight was conducted under VFR conditions…May 26, 2000 · Substantial damage