- Date
- June 8, 1982, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gould, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731MZCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820608020859A
- Case key
- 70853
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that there were trees on the east end of the field that he was fertilizing and the wind was from the southwest at 15, gusting 20 KTS. The temperature was about 90 degrees. The pilot reported that when he was turning to go into the field, a gust of wind from under the high wing was encountered, after encountering the gust, the plane nearly became inverted. During recovery, the pilot started dumping his load, but was unable to get the plane light enough to fly before ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731MZ
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803013
- Airframe hours
- 1,077
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Robertson Aerial Ag Inc.
- Registered owner
- Robertson Aerial Ag Inc.
- Departed
- Gould, AR
- Destination
- Gould, AR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,355 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,350 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.