# NTSB CHI00LA144: Cessna C-T188C, N2075J, Elgin, ND, May 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 22, 2000, 07:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Elgin, ND - Coordinates: 46.400352, -101.840194 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4004&lon=-101.8402&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51056 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51056/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA144 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot in command to maintain clearance with the ground during an aerial application. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was making an aerial application flight when he contacted the ground. In a written statement the pilot stated: 'After having made several passes, I turned around and entered the field again on a slight down hill, I did not notice a 'nob' in the field and hit it with the right wheel. I looked out the right window and saw that the boom was gone.' The pilot returned to the private departure airport and landed without any further problems. ## Factual narrative On May 22, 2000, at 0700 mountain daylight time (mdt), a Cessna T188C, N2075J, owned by Aerial Crop Care Incorporated was substantially damaged during an aerial application flight 12 miles south of Elgin, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 137 flight was not operating under a flight plan. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Hebron Municipal Airport, near Hebron, North Dakota, at 0600 mdt. The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that during a swath run the right main landing gear impacted the terrain. He said he was able to maintain control of the airplane and returned to the point of origin where he landed the airplane without the benefit of the right main landing gear. He said the damage was caused during the initial impact with the terrain and not the subsequent landing at Hebron. In a report the pilot stated: "After having made several passes, I turned around and entered the field again on a slight down hill, I did not notice a 'nob' in the field and hit it with the right wheel. I looked out the right window and saw that the boom was gone." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2075J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2075J), registered now, S/N T18803365T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna C-T188C - Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 03365T - Airframe hours: 3326 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-KIA5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Clyde D Rische - Registered owner: Aerial Crop Care Company - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2000, 31 hours before - Departed: 2H3, HEBRON, ND ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 6,207 total, 387 in this make and model, 6,207 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 10 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken ## 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 20000522036869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522036869A), May 22, 2000: Cessna T188C, Elgin, ND, No damage. (-23) On may 22, 2000, at 7: a.m. local, a Cessna 188, N2075J operated by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage, resulting from the right wheel… ## Other investigations on N2075J (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 ATL80FIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ09), Aug 20, 1980: Cessna T188C (N2075J), Pineville, WV, 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.