# NTSB CHI01LA288: Cessna 188, N91138, Almond, WI, August 22, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 22, 2001, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Almond, WI - Coordinates: 44.259922, -89.400077 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2599&lon=-89.4001&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 24, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53097 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA288 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53097/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA288 ## Probable cause the pilot failed to maintain clearance from the corn crop. Additional factors were the inoperative spray pump, the corn crop, and the pilot's diverted attention. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor) - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - spray/dusting equipment - inoperative (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground while spraying a field of corn. The pilot reported, "Upon arrival at the field, it became evident my spray pump was inoperative. My attention was diverted for a moment as I was trying to solve the problem, and my wheels got in the crop. I was unable to recover. The terrain was a flat cornfield and the wreckage was all intact in one spot." ## Factual narrative On August 22, 2001, at 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 188, N91138, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground while spraying a field of corn near Almond, Wisconsin. The airplane descended into the corn crop while the pilot's attention was diverted by a mechanical problem with the spray pump. The commercial pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial spraying flight had departed a private airstrip near Bancroft, Wisconsin, at 0915 on a local aerial application flight. The observed weather at Stevens Point (STE), Wisconsin, reported winds calm, 3 miles visibility, 500 feet broken, and altimeter 29.89. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported, "Upon arrival at the field, it became evident my spray pump was inoperative. My attention was diverted for a moment as I was trying to solve the problem, and my wheels got in the crop. I was unable to recover. The terrain was a flat cornfield and the wreckage was all intact in one spot." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N91138](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91138-2002-02-28), registration cancelled 2002-02-28, S/N 18802021T, 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: 18802021T - Airframe hours: 3722 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Kent V. Carlson - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 2000, 84 hours before - Departed: Bancroft, WI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 6, 2001; seat: center; flight hours: 1,070 total, 100 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 3 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 500 ft broken - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: STE, 20 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 20010822026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822026239A), Aug 22, 2001: Cessna A188B, Bancroft, WI, No damage. (-23) On August 22, 2001, at 9:3O cdst a Cessna 188, N91138, made a forced landing in a corn field approximately 1/2 mile east of 2nd ave. Bancroft, WI. The… ## Other investigations on N91138 (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 FTW78FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ19), May 17, 1978: Cessna A188B (N91138), Kingfisher, OK, 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.