# NTSB ATL83LA134: Cessna A188B, N8233G, Wadley, GA, March 11, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 11, 1983, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Wadley, GA
- Coordinates: 32.859863, -82.399024 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8599&lon=-82.3990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6030/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA134

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD BEEN USING A PAVED ROAD FOR A LANDING STRIP UNTIL SOMEONE COMPLAINED. HE THEN CHANGED TO A NORTH- SOUTH DIRT ROAD WITH TREES ON THE WEST SIDE AND UTILITY WIRES AND POLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHILE LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND AT ABOUT 16 GUSTING 20 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING SLIPPED BETWEEN THE WIRES. THE PILOT'S EFFORTS TO TURN AWAY FROM THE UTILITY LINE RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE TOP WIRE WHICH PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING HIT AN INSULATOR MOUNT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS LANDING FOR HIS 27TH LOAD OF THE DAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8233G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233G-1991-02-01), registration cancelled 1991-02-01, S/N 18801260T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1881260OT
- Airframe hours: 3221
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Smith Pierre J
- Registered owner: Smith Pierre J
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 16, 1983, 40 hours before
- Airport: Dirt Road, runway 36, 2,000 ×  ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,343 in this make and model, 1,850 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °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 19830311016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311016549A), Mar 11, 1983: Cessna A188B, Wadley, GA, Destroyed. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift under wires while landing on a road. Unable to turn,the right wing struck a pole.

## Other investigations on N8233G (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 MIA84FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA188), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna C-188 (N8233G), Elkton, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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