- Date
- July 21, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Georgetown, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731GVCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721037199A
- Case key
- 6502
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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 plt reported that during a pull-up, the prop went to a low pitch angle & the eng was not developing full power. He noted that the tachometer was near the red line & he retarded the prop pitch control & the throttle. Also, he noted that the oil pressure gage indicated normal. The plt thought he had enough power to fly to the edge of the field to dump his load in order to minimize the crop damage. However, he reported there was insufficient power to clear trees. Subsequently, a forced landing was made in the trees & the acft was damaged. An exam revealed that the #6 connecting rod had failed about 1 inch from the rod cap. There was evidence of localized overheating. The #6 rod received splash & spray oil from an oil port in the main journal. The main journal bearing appeared to have spun & closed off the oil port, reducing cooling oil to the #6 rod. The prop governor received oil from the same port. Obstruction of oil to the governor would allow the prop to drive to a low pitch/hi RPM position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731GV
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802893T
- Airframe hours
- 3,165
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Cecil H. Payne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 1, 1984
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.