# NTSB ATL99LA005: Cessna 188, N9890V, Patrick, SC, October 10, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 10, 1998, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC) - Place: Patrick, SC - Coordinates: 34.410812, -80.340629 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4108&lon=-80.3406&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 44126 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL99LA005 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44126/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA005 ## Probable cause The failure of the number 2 piston for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application - engine assembly,piston - failure,total (cause) - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - ground - Gear collapsed, emergency landing - landing gear - overload ## Analysis While enroute to the staging area, the engine began running rough and lost power. The pilot selected a dirt road for an emergency landing. During the landing, the left wing collided with a fence, the right wing collided with a dirt embankment, and the airplane veered to the right. The examination of the airplane disclosed that, there were two holes in the engine crankcase above the number 2 piston position. The engine teardown inspection revealed that the number 2 piston skirt had broken into several pieces. The engine was last overhauled 1284 hours before the accident. The recommended time between overhauls is 1200 hours. The engine examination also revealed that the undamaged internal engine components displayed normal operational action when the engine was rotated externally. ## Factual narrative On October 10, 1998, at 1010 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 188, N9890V, collided with the ground, during a forced landing near Patrick, South Carolina. The aerial application flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 137 with no flight plan filed. Visual flight weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Patrick, South Carolina, at 0930. The pilot reported that while enroute to the staging area at 2000 feet, the engine began running rough and quit. The pilot selected a dirt road for an emergency landing. During the landing, the left wing collided with a fence, the right wing collided with a dirt embankment and the airplane veered to the right. The examination of the airplane disclosed that there were two four by five inch holes in the engine crankcase above the number 2 piston position. The engine tear down inspection revealed that the number 2 piston skirt had broken into several pieces. The engine examination also revealed that the undamaged internal engine components displayed normal operational action when the engine was rotated externally. There was no evidence of the lack of lubrication in the engine. There were no other abnormal malfunctions or failures noted on the other cylinders or on any engine components. A review of the engine maintenance history disclosed that the engine was last overhauled 1284 hours before this accident. According to the manufacture, the recommended time between overhauls is 1200 hours. There was no specific history available for the fail piston. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9890V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890V-1999-05-19), registration cancelled 1999-05-19, S/N 188-0140 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 188 - Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 188-0140 - Airframe hours: 5361 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Billy E. Hopkins - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, January 20, 1998, 203 hours before - Departed: 47J, CHERAW, SC - Airport: 47J, Cheraw Municipal Airport, runway 36, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,050 total, 2,096 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 48 °F - Observed at: UDG, 12 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 19981010039979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010039979A), Oct 10, 1998: Cessna 188CESSNA, Patrick, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) N9890V, a Cessna 188, ag-wagon, developed engine trouble enroute to the home base after agricultural spraying job. The pilot landed on a dirt road, and… ## Other investigations on N9890V (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 FTW76DRA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA51), Jul 22, 1976: Cessna 188 (N9890V), Madisonville, TX, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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