# NTSB FTW82DA216: Cessna A188B, N731MZ, Gould, AR, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Gould, AR
- Coordinates: 33.980644, -91.559013 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9806&lon=-91.5590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70853/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA216

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - aerial application
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - initiated, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731MZ-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 18802405T, built 1975 (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: 18803013
- Airframe hours: 1077
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820608020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608020859A), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna A188B, Gould, AR, Substantial damage. Hot day with gusty wind. Caught in downdraft. Began dumping load but a wing struck the ground in a high sink rate.

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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