- Date
- June 19, 1992, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Meade, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4813RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920619021339A
- Case key
- 15226
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and his exceeding the aircraft's takeoff capability.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the accident airplane stated the flight controls felt 'spongy' as the airplane lifted off for an aerial application flight. The airplane did not obtained an altitude greater than 25 feet before settling to the ground in a rough uneven field past the end of the runway. The pilot did not jettisoned the load. The pilot reported the temperature was 80 degrees fahrenheit at the time of takeoff. The airport elevation is 2528 feet MSL. The pilot cited, 'reduced engine efficiency (apparently), high heat and humidity, little wind, gross weight at max, and pilot fatigue' as factors contributing to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4813R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802333
- Airframe hours
- 2,704
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bringham Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bringham Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 5, 1992 · 147 hours before
- Departed
- MEJ · KS
- Airport
- MEJ · Meade Minicipal, runway 17, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,990 total · 690 in this make and model · 7,950 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.