# NTSB ATL07LA012: Cessna A188B, N9176R, New Bern, NC, October 21, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 21, 2006, 16:05 local (20:05 UTC) - Place: New Bern, NC - Coordinates: 35.10889, -77.044998 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1089&lon=-77.0450&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64765 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07LA012 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64765/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=64765 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA012 ## Probable cause Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies with the engine, which resulted in a forced landing and in-flight collision with the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - operation with known deficiencies in equipment - continued, pilot in command (cause) - reason for occurrence undetermined - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing after takeoff - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the takeoff climb at about 100 to 150 feet above ground level the engine shut down. He rolled the airplane level, pushed the nose over, and attempted a landing in a turf field. The airplane struck the ground substantially damaging the airplane. The pilot egressed the airplane with assistance from witnesses. Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found the landing gear, spray equipment, and the right wing separated from the airframe. Fuel was observed in both fuel tanks. Examination of the engine found the propeller separated from the engine crankshaft and the engine was seized due to impact damage. The engine was rotated 90-degrees within the engine mounts. Both magnetos and the fuel manifold were observed impact damaged. Oil was observed on the oil dipstick when it was removed. According to witnesses on the ground the engine was not running smoothly from the time of taxi through the takeoff and subsequent engine shut-down. The FAA Inspector further stated that the aircraft operator did not hold an FAA 14 CFR Part 137 Aerial Application Certificate at the time of the accident, as required by FAA regulation. ## Factual narrative On October 21, 2006, at 1605 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N9176R, registered to a private owner, operating as a aerial application flight, collided with the ground during following loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from a field in New Bern, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the airline transport-rated pilot received minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident, According to the pilot, during the takeoff climb at about 100 to 150 feet above ground level the engine shut down. He rolled the airplane level, pushed the nose over, and attempted a landing in a turf field. The airplane struck the ground substantially damaging the airplane. The pilot egressed the airplane with assistance from witnesses. Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found the landing gear, spray equipment, and the right wing separated from the airframe. Fuel was observed in both fuel tanks. Examination of the engine found the propeller separated from the engine crankshaft and the engine was seized due to impact damage. The engine was rotated 90-degrees within the engine mounts. Both magnetos and the fuel manifold were observed impact damaged. Oil was observed on the oil dipstick when it was removed. According to witnesses on the ground the engine was not running smoothly from the time of taxi through the takeoff and subsequent engine shut-down. The FAA Inspector further stated that the aircraft operator did not hold an FAA 14 CFR Part 137 Aerial Application Certificate at the time of the accident, as required by FAA regulation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9176R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176R-2019-05-28), registration cancelled 2019-05-28, S/N 18802140T (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A188B - Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18802140T - Airframe hours: 6184.97 - Engines: Continental IO-570D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: William James Brinkley, doing business as Western Carolina AgAir - Registered owner: Joseph L. Lawrence - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2001, 214 hours before - Departed: PVT, New Bern, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2006; seat: center; flight hours: 4,945 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4,859 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 145 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: GSO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061021023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021023829A), Oct 21, 2006: Cessna A188B, Tuscarora, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed from a private grass airstrip. The pilot began a right turning climb to avoid flying over a middle school. At approximately 100-150… ## Other investigations on N9176R (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 OAK76DVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG13), Aug 1, 1975: Cessna A188B (N9176R), Thornton, CA, destroyed ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 28, 2007, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=64765. 631 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 631 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40285360&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.