# NTSB ATL82DA186: Cessna A188, N3530Q, Statesboro, GA, July 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 6, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Coordinates: 32.440521, -81.769371 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4405&lon=-81.7694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA186
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72720/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA186

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - rudder - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE NUMBERS BUT WAS CLOSE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE DELAYED APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3530Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3530Q-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 188-0480, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-0480
- Airframe hours: 1208
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Richard L. Hilde
- Registered owner: Richard L. Hilde
- Departed: SYLVANIA, GA
- Destination: STATESBORO, GA
- Airport: TBR, Statesboro Municipal, runway 13, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,271 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 2,260 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F

## 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 19820706026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706026029A), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna A188, Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft ground looped.

## Other investigations on N3530Q (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 DEN87DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTG01), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 188 (N3530Q), Valley City, ND, substantial damage

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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