- Date
- August 27, 1983, 06:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Samson, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9172RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830827065389A
- Case key
- 6179
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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 acft collided with a dirt bank during a forced landing after an inflt power loss. The pilot was enroute to a field at about 500 ft AGL when the power loss occurred. The pilot did not jettison his load of chemicals. He landed on wet grass and was unable to stop in time to avoid the embankment. The engine was examined after the accident. The crankshaftwas broken between the #3 main journal and the #3 connecting rod journal. The #3 main bearings were worn and had been rotating on the crankshaft. The fractured surface of the crankshaft appeared to contain fatigue related markings. The engine had been operating 2160 hours, 877 since overhaul. The owners know of no history of propeller ground strikes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9172R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802138T
- Airframe hours
- 2,160
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ag Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Jerry Lee Wise
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1983 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- 0J7 · Samson, AL
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,150 total · 350 in this make and model · 3,150 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.