- Date
- September 7, 1982, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gibson, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4877RCessna 188B
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820907044259A
- Case key
- 70825
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot began a swath run by approaching the field over tall trees. Just beyond the trees was a 7 ft rise in the terrain. The pilot stated that he did not flare soon enough. Reportedly, the plane struck the crop, the gear sheared off and the plane slid to a stop. The pilot reported that there was an optical illusion in the way the sharp rise blended in with the rows of the crop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4877R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802396T
- Airframe hours
- 1,757
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv.
- Registered owner
- Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv.
- Departed
- 65J · Wrens, GA
- Destination
- 65J · Wrens, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,882 total · 1,246 in this make and model · 1,674 as pilot in command · 153 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.