# NTSB FTW00LA110: Cessna A188B, N4833Q, Perryton, TX, March 13, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 13, 2000, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Perryton, TX
- Coordinates: 36.389549, -100.799972 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3895&lon=-100.8000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 51130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA110

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.  A factor was the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4833Q-2011-03-08), registration cancelled 2011-03-08, S/N 18802569T, 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: 18802569T
- Airframe hours: 5271
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000313010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000313010489A), Mar 13, 2000: Cessna A188B, Perryton, TX, No damage. (-23) On March 13, 2000, a Cessna 188D N4833Q piloted by ricky dean patrick, attempted takeoff at approximately 1400 hours, local time on RUNWAY17 at the…

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.

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