# NTSB ATL96LA099: Cessna 188, N9088R, Pelham, GA, July 1, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1996, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Pelham, GA
- Coordinates: 31.119829, -84.150581 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1198&lon=-84.1506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3737/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA099

## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding with a cotton picker (vehicle).

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

The pilot stated that as he increased the throttle on the takeoff roll, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, and collided with a cotton picker (vehicle).

## Factual narrative

On July 1, 1996, at about 1015 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 188, N9088R, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight, experienced an on ground loss of directional control on the takeoff roll from a private airstrip. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating from Snake Bite Airstrip at the time of the accident.

The pilot stated as he increased the throttle on the takeoff roll, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, and collided with a cotton picker.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9088R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9088R-2006-11-09), registration cancelled 2006-11-09, S/N 18802108T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 188
- 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: 8802108-T
- Airframe hours: 5029
- Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Flynt'S Crop Dusting
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1995, 202 hours before
- Airport: NONE, Snake Bite, runway 36, 2,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,276 total, 2,212 in this make and model, 3,101 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 75 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ABY, 27 nm away

## 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 19960701015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015759A), Jul 1, 1996: Cessna A188B, Pelham, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway to the left during power application for takeoff. Collided with a cotton picker.

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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