# NTSB ATL82DA119: Cessna A188, N9557G, Columbus, MS, May 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Coordinates: 33.500846, -88.399887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5008&lon=-88.3999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA119
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA119

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - crew/group coordination - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - instructions,written/verbal - not attained, ground personnel (cause)
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - object - fence

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD LANDED IN A FARMER'S FIELD TO RELOAD HIS SPRAYER TANK. BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED SOME COWS HAD STRAYED ONTO THE STRIP. HE DIRECTED HIS LOADCREW ASSISTANT TO TAKE HIS TRUCK AND CLEAR THE COWS FROM THE STRIP. AFTER THE COWS WERE CLEARED, THE ASSISTANT PARKED THE TRUCK ABOUT 400 TO 600 FT FROM THE END OF THE STRIP. IT WAS FACING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF, A COW RAN ACROSS THE STRIP FROM BEHIND THE TRUCK. FROM THAT POINT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE COW. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE COW AND THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9557G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557G-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 18801533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801533
- Airframe hours: 1985
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Floyd Lowery
- Registered owner: Floyd Lowery
- Departed: COLUMBUS, MS
- Destination: COLUMBUS, MS
- Airport: Private Farm Field, runway 18, 3,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,644 total, 780 in this make and model, 2,644 as pilot in command, 280 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820501013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501013489A), May 1, 1982: Cessna A188B, Columbus, MS, Substantial damage. Struck a cow on attempted pasture takeoff. Cow ran into path from behind a parked truck.

## Other investigations on N9557G (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 CHI00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA191), Jul 10, 2000: Cessna A188B (N9557G), Washington, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number-two connecting rod bearing and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. A factor to the accident was the rough/uneven field.

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.

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