# NTSB ATL85LA281: Cessna A188B, N84284, Baxley, GA, September 21, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 21, 1985, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Baxley, GA
- Coordinates: 31.760431, -82.350189 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7604&lon=-82.3502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA281
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6877/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA281

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequate (cause)
  - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - expectancy, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - habit interference, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PLT ATTEMPTED LDG IN CULTIVATED FIELD AFTER SOWING LOAD OF RYE GRASS SEED. GRND WAS SOFT AND WHEEL DUG IN AND ACFT NOSED OVER. PLT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84284](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84284-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 18801979T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801373T
- Airframe hours: 2367
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Appling Ag. Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 28, 1985, 125 hours before
- Departed: 30J, BAXLEY, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 953 total, 120 in this make and model, 940 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19850921046869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921046869A), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna A188B, Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. Landed in cultivated field and one wheel dug into soft spot. Aircraft flipped over.

## Other investigations on N84284 (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 MIA79FKQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ23), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna A188B (N84284), Shelby, MS, substantial damage

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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