# NTSB CHI05CA201: Cessna 188, N731SV, Mexico, MO, July 26, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 26, 2005, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Mexico, MO - Coordinates: 39.157501, -91.818336 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1575&lon=-91.8183&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: St. Louis, Missouri - NTSB case key (mKey): 62476 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA201 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62476/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA201 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SV-2006-08-10), registration cancelled 2006-08-10, S/N 18803127T, built 1978 (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: 18803177T - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050726020699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726020699A), Jul 26, 2005: Cessna A188B, Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot told investigators that he bounced the airplane a few times when he landed. He said the then lost control of the airplane and it swerved left… ## Other investigations on N731SV (2) 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 CHI94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA314), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 188B (N731SV), Oakdale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: misalignment of the number one connecting rod during major overhaul. Factors were the subsequent scoring and fatigue failure of the crankshaft. - [NTSB CHI80FEV39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV39), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 188 (N731SV), Mill Shoals, IL, 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.