# Accident 20181008016769A: Cessna 188B, Rolla, MO, October 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2018, 16:36 local time
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Airport: Rolla Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9356° N, 91.8136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-91.8136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008016769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TAXIED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO REASON STATED PRIOR TO MAKING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM K07 AIRPORT, RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT STATED: ON LIFTOFF, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE LINE COMING TO REST ON THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, TAIL SECTION, ENGINE COWL, PROP, AND SPINNER. THE WING SPARS APPEAR TO BE TO BE BENT/BUCKLED.

## 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 GAA19CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA008), Oct 8, 2018: Cessna 188 (N685JM), Rolla, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a left quartering tailwind.

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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