# NTSB ATL82DA241: Cessna A188A, N9916G, Florala, AL, August 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Florala, AL
- Coordinates: 31.019628, -86.300987 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0196&lon=-86.3010&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 August 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA241
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70688/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA241

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - flt control syst,wing flap control - failure,total (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 30 TO 40 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY WENT TO THE RIGHT AS THE FLAPS WERE BEING RETRACTED. IN AN EFFORT TO COUNTERACT THE LATERAL MOVEMENT, THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER WHICH STARTED THE RECOVERY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FLAP CABLE, PN 166300-12, HAD FAILED. THE PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN 1971 AND HAD BEEN IN USE FOR 2651 FLIGHT HOURS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9916G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-00716
- Airframe hours: 2651
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wiregrass Airplane
- Registered owner: Wiregrass Airplane
- Departed: 0J4, FLORALA, AL
- Destination: 0J4, FLORALA, AL
- Airport: 0J4, Florala Municipal Airport, runway 22, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 312 total, 245 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °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 19820817039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817039409A), Aug 17, 1982: Cessna A188A, Florala, AL, Substantial damage. Control was lost when flaps were retracted. Flap cable broken and left flap remained extended causing crash.

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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