# NTSB CHI00LA191: Cessna A188B, N9557G, Washington, KS, July 10, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 10, 2000, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Washington, KS - Coordinates: 39.80944, -97.05001 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8094&lon=-97.0500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51064 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA191 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51064/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA191 ## Probable cause the failure of the number-two connecting rod bearing and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. A factor to the accident was the rough/uneven field. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application - engine assembly,bearing - failure,total (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis During an aerial application flight the aircraft engine sustained a loss of power and the pilot performed a forced landing to nearby field. During the landing the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that the number-two cylinder connecting rod bearing was in several pieces and the connecting rod bolts were broken. The number-two piston was removed from the cylinder and no anomalies were found with the piston or piston-rings. The cylinder wall was inspected and no scoring was noted. ## Factual narrative On July 10, 2000, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N9557G, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with terrain while executing a forced landing following a loss of engine power while maneuvering near Washington, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial application flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed the pilot's private airstrip near Morrowville, Kansas, at 1000, and was conducting aerial application operations at the time of the accident. According to the pilot's written statement, "Upon completing spraying a feild [field], I heard a different sound in the engine[.] I then noticed power loss and oil smoke coming from the engine compartment." The pilot reported, "I truned [turned] to land on a near by road, but was loosing altitude too fast to complete the trun [turn], so I attempted to land across the road in a feild [field]." Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that the number-two cylinder connecting rod bearing was in several pieces and the connecting rod bolts were broken. The number-two piston was removed from the cylinder and no anomalies were found with the piston or piston-rings. The cylinder wall was inspected and no scoring was noted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9557G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557G-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 18801533 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A188B - Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18800757 - Airframe hours: 4109 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Jem Flying, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 21, 2000, 122 hours before - Departed: PVT, MORROWVILLE, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 190 °F, dew point 167 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CNK, 30 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 20000710005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710005449A), Jul 10, 2000: Cessna A188B, Washington, KS, No damage. (.23) On July 10, 2000, at 1100 CDT, a Cessna A188B a/c operated by Mr. Dean lovgren, holder of commercial pilot certificate 515442449 sustained substantial… ## Other investigations on N9557G (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 ATL82DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA119), May 1, 1982: Cessna A188 (N9557G), Columbus, 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. --- 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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