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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188A · Canby, MN · September 11, 2022

Date: September 11, 2022 · 19:05 local
Place: Canby, MN
Airport: Myers Field-Canby Municipal Ai
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PUEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2122U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA427
Reported as: Cessna A188A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,299 total

N2122URegistered now · Cessna A188AS/N 18800672 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna A188A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot had previously departed from cnb at approximately 17.55 CDT with a load of cover crop seed. At approximately 19:05 CDT the pilot returned to cnb to reload to finish spraying. While landing, upon the tail wheel touching down the aircraft made an immediate turn to the right. The pilot could not stop the turn and the aircraft ground looped. The left main landing gear was broken off and the left wing contacted the ground, causing substantial damage to the aft wing spar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED FROM CNB AT APPROXIMATELY 17.55 CDT WITH A LOAD OF COVER CROP SEED. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:05 CDT THE PILOT RETURNED TO CNB TO RELOAD TO FINISH SPRAYING. WHILE LANDING, UPON THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT WING SPAR.

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 CEN22LA427Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCanby, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing, which resulted in an overload failure of the tailwheel cross tube and subsequent impact with the runway.Sep 12, 2022 · Substantial damage