# NTSB FTW82DA188: Cessna T188C, N4439J, Knobel, AR, May 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1982, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Knobel, AR
- Coordinates: 36.309715, -90.600372 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3097&lon=-90.6004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA188
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71282/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA188

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, maneuvering - aerial application
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS SWATH RUN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HESITATE. WHILE CHECKING THE ENGINE THE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A LEVEE AND THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4439J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4439J-1994-01-28), registration cancelled 1994-01-28, S/N T18803737T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803737T
- Airframe hours: 352
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Loie D. Fraine
- Registered owner: Loie D. Fraine
- Departed: KNOBEL, AR
- Destination: KNOBEL, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 451 total, 62 in this make and model, 389 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 16 statute miles
- Temperature: 160 °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 19820520017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520017439A), May 20, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Knobel, AR, Substantial damage. During swath run engine lost power and landing gear struck levee.

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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