# NTSB CHI03LA174: Cessna A188B, N4247Y, McGehee, AR, July 14, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 14, 2003, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: McGehee, AR - Coordinates: 33.619998, -91.364723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6200&lon=-91.3647&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA- Little Rock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57480 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA174 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57480/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA174 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Contributing factors to the accident were the tailwind condition, the pilot's selection of the wrong runway on which to land and the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane veered off the side of the runway while landing and impacted terrain. The pilot reported the airplane veered to the left of the centerline while landing on runway 36. The airplane contacted a ditch prior to coming to a stop. The pilot reported during a telephone interview that he knew he was landing with a 5 knot or better quartering tailwind. He stated that they typically land on runway 18. He stated he didn't know why they primarily used runway 18, it was just the "pattern that the other guys use." On a written form completed by the pilot, he reported the winds were from 180 degrees at 8 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 14, 2003, at 1015 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4247Y, operated by Tri-County Aero Inc., sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway while landing on runway 36 (4,007 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the McGehee Municipal Airport (7M1), McGehee, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 137 agricultural flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from 7M1 at 0945. The pilot reported the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline after touching down. The pilot stated the airplane continued off the side of the runway and went through a ditch before coming to a stop about 100 feet from the runway centerline. The pilot reported no mechanical functions or defects prior to the accident. The pilot reported during a telephone interview that he knew he was landing with a 5 knot or better quartering tailwind. He stated that they typically land on runway 18. He stated he didn't know why they primarily used runway 18, it was just the "pattern that the other guys use." On the NTSB form 6120.1/2 that the pilot completed, he reported the winds were from 180 degrees at 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4247Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247Y-2006-02-28), registration cancelled 2006-02-28, S/N 18802934T, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A188B - 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: 188-02934T - Airframe hours: 10305 - Engines: Lycoming IO-720-A1A 400 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Alan Buford - Registered owner: Tri-County Aero Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, July 8, 2003, 4 hours before - Departed: 7M1, McGehee, AR - Destination: 7M1, McGehee, AR - Airport: 7M1, McGehee Municipal Airport, runway 36, 4,007 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 12, 2001; seat: center; flight hours: 1,482 total, 60 in this make and model, 1,125 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F ## 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 20030714014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714014309A), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna A188B, Mc Gehee, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 14, 2003, at 1015 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4247Y, ground looped on while landing on runway 36 (4,007 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt)… From the NTSB's public API. 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