# NTSB CHI03LA265: Cessna 188B, N5647G, Monette, AR, August 23, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 23, 2003, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Monette, AR - Coordinates: 35.890243, -90.339591 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8902&lon=-90.3396&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Little Rock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57857 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA265 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57857/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA265 ## Probable cause Failure of the right brake and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control. A factor associated with the accident was the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run - hydraulic system,line - burst - landing gear,normal brake system - failure - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aborted - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted a drainage ditch following a loss of directional control during takeoff. The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the right brake failed and the airplane veered to the left of the runway. The pilot pulled the engine power to idle and the tail of the airplane came down. The airplane veered across several cotton rows and impacted a drainage ditch. Inspection of the airplane revealed a hole in the right brake line which allowed brake fluid to leak out of the system. ## Factual narrative On August 23, 2003, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 188B, N5647G, operated by a commercial pilot collided with a ditch following a loss of control during an aborted takeoff. The takeoff was being performed to the south from a private airstrip in Monette, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The agricultural application flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the pilot's written statement, the right brake failed during the takeoff roll. The pilot reported he applied right rudder to keep the airplane on the runway centerline. He reported the airplane veered to the left at which time he reduced the engine power to idle. The pilot stated the tail of the airplane came down and the airplane veered across several rows of cotton and impacted a drainage ditch. Inspection of the airplane revealed a hole in the right brake line which allowed brake fluid to leak out of the system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5647G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5647G), registered now, S/N 18801129, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 188B - Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18801129 - Airframe hours: 3641 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: David Lemay - Registered owner: Ron Wood - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 2003, 260 hours before - Departed: PVT, Monette, AR - Destination: PVT, Monette, AR - Airport: PVT, Whited Flying Service ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 3, 2003; seat: center; flight hours: 6,347 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6,230 as pilot in command, 298 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 8 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JBR ## 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 20030823025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823025279A), Aug 23, 2003: Cessna 188B, Monette, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 23, 2003 at approximately 1815 central daylight time, approximately 3 miles north on Monette, Arkansas a Cessna 188B, N5647G operated by a… 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.