- Date
- June 11, 2005, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goodlett, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4919RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20050611009839A
- Case key
- 61671
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain (soft) for the forced landing.
Analysis
The 700-hour pilot reported that after completing aerial application of fertilizer on a field, the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to an adjacent field which was soft. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane struck a barbwire fence. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the engine or airframe during an on-site examination. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Factual narrative
On June 11, 2005, at 1845 central daylight time, a tailwheel-equipped Cessna A188B single-engine agricultural airplane, N4919R, registered to and operated by Goffs Flying Service Inc., of Tell, Texas, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while maneuvering near Goodlett, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Goodlett, Texas, approximately 1800.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector who responded to the accident site, the 700-hour pilot was completing an aerial application of fertilizer on a field. As the pilot finished his final "trim" pass, the "engine lost power," and the pilot landed in an adjacent field which was soft. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear sunk on the soft ground collapsing the left main landing gear. Additionally, the airplane struck a barbwire fence.
Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed that the left wingtip and left horizontal stabilizer were bent upward. Fuel was observed in both wing fuel tanks. Continuity was established throughout the Continental IO-540-K1G5 engine when the propeller was rotated by hand. The top and bottom spark plugs were removed and when compared to the Champion Aviation Check-A-Plug Wear Guide (Part Number AV-27) displayed signatures consistent to normal operation. The left magneto produced spark on all leads when rotated by hand. Fuel was observed in the fuel line between the fuel pump and fuel servo.
The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4919R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802436T
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-K1G5, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Goffs Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Goodlett, TX
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
- 34
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.