# NTSB CEN11CA631: Cessna A188, N9742V, Ord, NE, August 16, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 16, 2011, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC) - Place: Ord, NE - Coordinates: 41.623611, -98.948059 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6236&lon=-98.9481&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 22, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81748 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA631 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81748/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81748 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA631 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=2073004), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A188, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073004), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2073004), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A188, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073004), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna A188, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073004), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he planned an aerial application flight and filled the airplane with fuel and grass seed. As he started a crosswind takeoff, he applied full rudder and aileron. As the airplane gained speed, it encountered turbulence from nearby buildings, and veered left. The pilot was unable to straighten the airplane on the runway and exited the runway surface. Prior to coming to a stop, the airplane collided with a runway approach light and the left wing impacted the ground. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing’s spar. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot planned an aerial application flight and filled the airplane with fuel and grass seed. He reported that as he started a crosswind takeoff, he applied full rudder and aileron. As the airplane gained speed, it encountered turbulence from nearby buildings, and veered left. The pilot was unable to straighten the turn before the airplane exited the runway surface. Prior to coming to a stop, the airplane collided with a runway approach light and the left wing impacted the ground. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing’s spar. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9742V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9742V), registered now, S/N 188-0192, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A188 - Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 188-0192 - Airframe hours: 4043 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 2011 - Departed: ODX, Ord, NE - Destination: ODX, Ord, NE - Airport: ODX, Evelyn Sharp Field, runway 31, 4,721 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2010; seat: single; flight hours: 775 total, 81 in this make and model, 732 as pilot in command, 119 in the last 90 days, 55 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Observed at: KODX ## 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 20110816021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816021369A), Aug 16, 2011: Cessna A188, Ord, NE, Substantial damage. During the takeoff roll, the pilot lost control on runway 31 at Ord, Nebraska, and exited the runway, doing substantial damage to the left wing. The left… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 4, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81748. 646 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 463 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40354980&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 31 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40354981&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo: Airplane's damaged wing (FAA Photo) (item 3, .PDF, 152 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40354986&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20Airplane%27s%20damaged%20wing%20%20(FAA%20Photo)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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