# NTSB CHI96LA168: Cessna 188, N2062J, Roseau, MN, May 21, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 21, 1996, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Roseau, MN
- Coordinates: 48.839542, -95.76062 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8395&lon=-95.7606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA168
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10255/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA168

## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff.  The crosswind was a factor.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff
  - terrain condition - ditch
  - terrain condition - water

## Analysis

The pilot reported the winds were northwesterly at 8 to 10 knots, gusting from 15 to 20 knots.  He reported that he departed the county road to the north.  He reported that a gust of wind caused the airplane to weathervane.  He ran out of right rudder and was unable to maintain directional control.  The airplane flew over a ditch which paralleled the road and landed in a field.  After landing, the right wheel pulled the airplane back toward the ditch.  The pilot reported that when the main wheels hit the water in the ditch, the airplane nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On May 21, 1996, at 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 188, N2062J, operated by Slater Spraying Service, Inc., sustained substantial damage during takeoff roll.  The 14 CFR 137 flight lost control while departing a two lane county road, and nosed over in the ditch west of the road.  The commercial pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

The pilot reported the winds were northwesterly at 8 to 10 knots, gusting from 15 to 20 knots.  He reported that he departed the county road to the north.  He reported that a gust of wind caused the airplane to weathervane.  He ran out of right rudder and was unable to maintain directional control.  The airplane flew over the ditch which paralleled the road and landed in a field.  The right wheel pulled the airplane back toward the ditch.  The pilot reported that when the main wheels hit the water in the ditch, the airplane nosed over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2062J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2062J-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N T18803352T, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 188
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803352T
- Airframe hours: 3751
- Engines: Continental IO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Slater Spraying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 15, 1995, 304 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 1,542 total, 318 in this make and model, 1,433 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ROX, 10 nm away

## 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 19960521010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521010959A), May 21, 1996: Cessna T188C, Roseau, MN, Destroyed. Weathervaned on highway takeoff. Ran off bounced accross ditch. Dumped load but caught another ditch and overturned (-23) wind from west s to 10 to n 13 hwy…

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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