- Date
- March 28, 1984, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hardin, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92593Cessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840328007629A
- Case key
- 16356
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt returned to the arpt with about a 100 gal load of spray solution on board when the flagger would not work. During the landing, the acft swerved to the left & the right gear collapsed. No mechanical malfunction or failure of the gear or brakes was found. The plt reported that the wind was calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92593
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802067
- Airframe hours
- 2,646
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Larry J Romine, doing business as J&L Aviation
- Registered owner
- Marvin Knutson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 27, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- MT02 · Fairgrounds, runway 4, 3,500 × 60 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,340 total · 425 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIL, 55 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.