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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Atchison, KS · August 22, 2018

Date
August 22, 2018 · 18:00 local
Place
Atchison, KS
Airport
Amelia Earhart
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WCFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78417
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA350
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total296 in this make and model296 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft attempted takeoff on runway 34. At 75 knots pilot attempted rotation but aircraft did not respond with full take off power. Pilot began to dump load and realized he was past no go decision point. Pilot attempted to get aircraft to fly as it departed the end of the runway. Aircraft impacted ground in a pasture north of the airport and came to rest approximately 1/4 mile north of the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 34. AT 75 KNOTS PILOT ATTEMPTED ROTATION BUT AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND WITH FULL TAKE OFF POWER. PILOT BEGAN TO DUMP LOAD AND REALIZED HE WAS PAST NO GO DECISION POINT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET AIRCRAFT TO FLY AS IT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A PASTURE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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