- Date
- June 7, 1982, 21:00 local (Jun 8, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Devils Lake, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2087JCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820607021269A
- Case key
- 70472
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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 started a swath run at dusk by crossing under a set of wires. As he crossed under the wires, one of his main gear struck the top of a rock pile. The pilot thought that both of the main gear had failed, and he elected to make a belly landing in a slough. During the landing, the aircraft touched down on the remaining gear and went over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2087J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803377
- Airframe hours
- 750
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wm F. Wakefield
- Registered owner
- Wm F. Wakefield
- Departed
- Devils Lake, ND
- Destination
- Devils Lake, ND
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,790 total · 2,800 in this make and model · 11,580 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2087J · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.