# NTSB ATL82DA209: Cessna T188C, N2998J, Moultrie, GA, July 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1982, 12:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Coordinates: 31.160104, -83.769157 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1601&lon=-83.7692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71781/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA209

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,ring - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command

## Analysis

A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 500 FT AGL WHILE THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE RAN THE PLANE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THE ENGINE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER A PISTON RING HAD FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2998J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T-18803589T
- Airframe hours: 1040
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Paul Louis Lanier
- Registered owner: Paul Louis Lanier
- Departed: MOULTRIE, GA
- Destination: MOULTRIE, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,040 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 187 °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 19820723031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723031759A), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna T188C, Moultrie, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on return to base after an ag operation. Crashed trying to avoid auto on a road. Piston ring failed.

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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