- Date
- March 13, 2000, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Perryton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4833QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000313010489A
- Case key
- 51130
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he encountered a wind gust during the takeoff roll on runway 17. The airplane ground looped, exited the runway surface, and came to rest to the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the winds were from 090 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 25 knots.
Factual narrative
On March 13, 2000, at 1400 central standard time, a Cessna A188B agricultural airplane, N4833Q, sustained substantial damage following a loss of control during the takeoff roll at the Perryton Ochiltree County Airport, Perryton, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Perryton Aviation, Inc., of Perryton, Texas, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which was originating when the accident occurred.
The pilot reported that he encountered a wind gust during the takeoff roll on runway 17 and was "unable to maintain directional control" of the airplane. The airplane ground looped, exited the runway surface to the left side of the runway centerline and came to rest in a grassy area. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 090 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 25 knots. The FAA inspector reported that the airplane's right horizontal stabilizer and right wing incurred structural damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4833Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802569T
- Airframe hours
- 5,271
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Perryton Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 2000 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- PYX
- Airport
- PYX · Perryton Ochiltree County, runway 17, 4,989 × 75 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,580 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 8,346 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 12 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.