# Accident 20230811013389A: Cessna A188B, Chillicothe, MO, August 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chillicothe, MO
- Airport: Chillicothe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BZJG
- Location: 39.7820° N, 93.4962° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7820&lon=-93.4962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237R-2025-01-23) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230811013389A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHIMMY.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  UPON BRAKING, THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCE A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 CEN23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA365), Aug 11, 2023: Cessna A188B (N9237R), Chillicothe, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with a known tailwheel anomaly, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N9237R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810806064729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806064729I), Aug 6, 1981: Cessna A188B (N9237R), Buffalo, WY, Minor damage. Landing ok. Ran off runway hit a hole broke off main gear.

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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