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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Memphis, MO · July 31, 2020

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Date
July 31, 2020 · 08:50 local
Place
Memphis, MO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
8WFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90834
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA320
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,153 total153 in this make and model211 in the last 90 days
N90834Registration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803322T · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520-DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Received notification of an aircraft accident involving a Cessna A188B with a registration of N90834. During take-off roll, pilot detected a left drift and attempted to correct with full rudder and right brake. At the point he decided to abort, the aircraft lifted off the runway and began to climb. Pilot realized he would not clear corn at end of runway and attempted to fly around it but caught the corn in the spray booms of the aircraft. As the pilot attempted a slight pitch up, the aircraft lost lift and settled into the rising terrain. Upon impact, the aircraft slid up a hill on the nose until stopping and the aircraft then settled back onto ground spreading the landing gear. Pilot exited the aircraft and was taken to hospital for examination. Propeller spinner cone and lower engine cowling shows indications of a nose impact. Right wing has indications of damage on the leading edge near the wing root. The right elevator and horizontal stabilizer had departed the aircraft. There was a fiberglass rudder lock installed on aircraft that had not been removed prior to flight.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVOLVING A CESSNA A188B WITH A REGISTRATION OF N90834. DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, PILOT DETECTED A LEFT DRIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE. AT THE POINT HE DECIDED TO ABORT, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO CLIMB. PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR CORN AT END OF RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY AROUND IT BUT CAUGHT THE CORN IN THE SPRAY BOOMS OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SLIGHT PITCH UP, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND SETTLED INTO THE RISING TERRAIN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT SLID UP A HILL ON THE NOSE UNTIL STOPPING AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED BACK ONTO GROUND SPREADING THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. PROPELLER SPINNER CONE AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING SHOWS INDICATIONS OF A NOSE IMPACT. RIGHT WING HAS INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE WING ROOT. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS A FIBERGLASS RUDDER LOCK INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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 CEN20CA320Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportMemphis, MOThe pilot did not remove the rudder gust lock during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a tree.Jul 31, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N90834 · 1

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

Incident 20080604838519ILow Level Operations · Mexico, MO(-23) On June 4, 2008, [privacy data omitted] struck a powerline while conducting crop-dusting near Mexico, MO. The powerline broke and fell to the ground. No damage to the aircraft was present, except the right spray boom applicator was broken off and…Jun 4, 2008 · Minor damage