# NTSB CHI96LA257: Cessna 188, N5708G, Napoleon, ND, July 29, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 1996, 19:22 local (Jul 29, 1996, 00:22 UTC) - Place: Napoleon, ND - Coordinates: 46.499252, -99.759231 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4993&lon=-99.7592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10327 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA257 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10327/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA257 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper use of the rudder to correct the airplane's drift to the right. A factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis During landing, the airplane encountered what the pilot described as a light, left crosswind. He said he corrected for the crosswind by lowering the left wing and applying opposite rudder to keep the nose straight. He said the airplane began drifting (skipping) to the right. He then applied full left rudder and the airplane ground looped to the right. The onscene investigation found the left wing main spar and skin had wrinkles in them, and the left main landing gear leg was protruding through the right wing. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 1996, at 1922 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 188, N5708G, piloted by a commercially certificated pilot, was substantially damaged during landing when it ground looped and collided with the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight had departed Napoleon, North Dakota, at 1800 cdt. The pilot said he was making a wheel landing with a light, left, crosswind. He said the airplane's left wing raised due to a gust of wind. A second wind gust caused the airplane to begin skipping to the right, according to the pilot. He said he applied full left rudder without any additional left aileron. The pilot said the airplane ground lopped a short time later. The left main landing gear separated from the fuselage. The left wing skin and spar has wrinkles in it, and the left main gear leg is protruding through the right wing from the bottom. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5708G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5708G), registered now, S/N 18801138, built 1973 (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: 18801138 - Airframe hours: 4389 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D26B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Jamestown Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 1996, 56 hours before - Departed: ND45 - Destination: ND45 - Airport: ND45, Napoleon Municipal, runway 30, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 515 total, 78 in this make and model, 359 as pilot in command, 105 in the last 90 days, 66 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BIS ## 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 19960728046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728046409A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A188B, Napoleon, ND, No damage. (-23) The aircraft, being operated under CFR 14, part 137, was attempting a landing on the hard surfaced runway at napolean, ND. Upon touchdown on the extreme… ## Other investigations on N5708G (1) 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 FTW80DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG62), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna A188B (N5708G), Uvalde, TX, 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.