# NTSB CHI05LA154: Cessna A188B, N774T, Washburn, ND, June 19, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 19, 2005, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Washburn, ND
- Coordinates: 47.353054, -101.027496
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3531&lon=-101.0275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05LA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61821/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA154

## Probable cause

The separation of the tailwheel assembly, the pilot's directional control of the airplane not possible during the takeoff, and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,tailwheel assembly - separation (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing after takeoff
  - terrain condition - crop
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The tailwheel aerial application airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain and crops during takeoff.  The pilot reported the tailwheel separated from the airplane during the takeoff.  The pilot stated, " [Took] off with cross wind 10-15 [knots].  Locking tail wheel broke.  Aircraft turned into wind.  Ended up in wheat field next to runway."

## Factual narrative

On June 19, 2005, about 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N774T, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain and crops during takeoff from runway 26 at the Washburn Municipal Airport (5C8), near Washburn, North Dakota.  The pilot reported the tailwheel separated from the airplane during the takeoff.  The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 137.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  No flight plan was on file.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The local aerial application flight was originating from 5C8 at the time of the accident.

The pilot's accident report stated:

[Took] off with cross wind 10-15 [knots].  Locking tail

wheel broke.  Aircraft turned into wind.  Ended up in

wheat field next to runway.

At 1652, the recorded weather at the Bismarck Municipal Airport, near Bismarck, North Dakota, was: Wind 010 degrees at 13 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition scattered 4,900 feet; temperature 31 degrees C; dew point 18 degrees C; altimeter 29.91 inches of mercury.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N774T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774T-2008-07-16), registration cancelled 2008-07-16, S/N 188-01756T, built 1974 (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: 188-01756T
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: Teledyne Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Jamestown Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Jamestown Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2005, 30 hours before
- Departed: Washburn, ND
- Airport: 5C8, Washburn Muni, runway 26, 3,700 × 60 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: center; flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observed at: BIS, 37 nm away

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.

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