- Date
- July 26, 2005, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mexico, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731SVCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- St. Louis, Missouri
- FAA report
- 20050726020699A
- Case key
- 62476
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the grass terrain adjacent to the runway and the collapse of the main landing gear.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing subsequent to a loss of directional control. In a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he was landing the airplane on runway 24 into a left quartering headwind. He stated that his intent was to perform a wheel landing. He said that the airplane bounced at which time he applied a little power, re-flared and attempted to wheel land again. He stated that the airplane again bounced at which time he elected to 3-point land the airplane. He said that upon touchdown, the airplane began to go to the right and he applied up elevator and left rudder. He said that the airplane began to skid sideways and went off of the runway. He said that when the wheels contacted the turf, the airplane began to hop and then the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The recorded winds were 230 degrees at 14 knots. The airplane was landing on runway 24.
Factual narrative
On July 26, 2005, about 1145 central daylight time, a Cessna 188, N731SV, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 24 (5,501 feet by 100 feet, concrete), at the Mexico Memorial Airport, Mexico, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Mid Continent Airport, Hayti, Missouri, at an unconfirmed time.
In a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he was landing the airplane on runway 24 into a left quartering headwind. He stated that his intent was to perform a wheel landing. He said that airplane bounced at which time he applied a little power, re-flared and attempted to wheel land again. He stated that the airplane again bounced at which time he elected to 3-point land the airplane. He said that upon touchdown, the airplane began to go to the right and he applied up elevator and left rudder. He said that the airplane began to skid sideways and went off of the runway. He said that when the wheels contacted the turf, the airplane began to hop and then the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.
The winds recorded at an airport 28 miles southwest of the accident airport were 230 degrees at 14 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731SV
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803177T
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mid Continent Aircraft Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- M28 · Hayti, MO
- Destination
- H41 · Mexico, MO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 460 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- KCOU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N731SV · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.