# NTSB DFW05CA176: Cessna A188B, N4842R, Truman, AR, June 10, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 10, 2005, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Truman, AR - Coordinates: 35.831665, -90.646385 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6464&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 61901 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61901/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA176 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A contributing factor was the sunglare. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application - object - wire,transmission - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor) ## Analysis The 2,100-hour pilot was performing an aerial application on a westerly heading on a field when the airplane struck a set of power lines. The pilot was able to land the airplane at a nearby private airstrip without further incident. The pilot reported that while spraying the field, he was distracted by the sunglare and a shed along his flight path and consequently exited the field too late. ## Factual narrative On June 10, 2005, approximately 1830 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna A188B agricultural airplane, N4842R, was substantially damaged when it struck a power line while maneuvering during an aerial application flight near Truman, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. 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 Truman, Arkansas, at an unknown time. The 2,100-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that prior to commencing the spraying operations, he circled the field to be sprayed 3 times in order to prevent drift into a nearby house. He added that during the aerial application flight, while traveling into the setting sun in a westerly heading, "he became distracted by the sunglare and a small shed" on his flight path and consequently "exited the field too late." The airplane collided with a set of power lines and the pilot was able to land the airplane at a private airstrip without further incident. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from the SSE at 3 to 6 knots. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the top five inches of the aircraft's vertical stabilizer was severed by the powerlines. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4842R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4842R-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 18802361T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A188B - 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: 18802361T - Engines: Continental IO-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Maurice Gardner - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: Truman, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2003; seat: center; flight hours: 2,100 total, 180 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Temperature: 90 °F ## Other investigations on N4842R (2) 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 ERA09LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA470), Aug 20, 2009: Cessna A188B (N4842R), McRae, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to pre-ignition/detonation as a result of a fuel control malfunction. - [NTSB OAK77DVG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG44), Jun 22, 1977: Cessna 188B (N4842R), Tulelake, CA, 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.