# NTSB CHI92DCQ03: Cessna A188B, N4813R, Meade, KS, June 19, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1992, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Meade, KS
- Coordinates: 37.63079, -99.749008 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6308&lon=-99.7490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92DCQ03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15226/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ03

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND HIS EXCEEDING THE AIRCRAFT'S TAKEOFF CAPABILITY.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,takeoff capability - exceeded (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4813R-1995-04-20), registration cancelled 1995-04-20, S/N 18802333 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802333
- Airframe hours: 2704
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920619021339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920619021339A), Jun 19, 1992: Cessna A188B, Meade, KS, Destroyed. Settled into rough terrain on initial climbout. Full load. No wind were factors. Failed to dump load.

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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