# Accident 20180822012039A: Cessna A188B, Atchison, KS, August 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WCFG
- Location: 39.5758° N, 95.1811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5758&lon=-95.1811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78417, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78417) (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 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 296 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822012039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA350), Aug 22, 2018: Cessna A188 (N78417), Atchison, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident examination.

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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