# NTSB FTW83LA381: Cessna A188B, N53282, Plain Dealing, LA, August 15, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Plain Dealing, LA
- Coordinates: 32.899375, -93.690093 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8994&lon=-93.6901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA381
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21015/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA381

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - corroded (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - fatigue (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT FLEW FROM HIS HOME BASE TO PLAIN DEALING, LA TO ONLOAD MATERIAL FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG FAILED. A METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED THE GEAR LEG FAILED FROM FATIGUE WHICH WAS INITIATED BY CORROSION PITS IN A RUSTED AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53282-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N 18801733T, built 1974 (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: 188017331
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Ark La Ag. Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 1983
- Departed: PVT, BRADLEY, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830815041719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815041719A), Aug 15, 1983: Cessna A188B, Plain Dealing, LA, Substantial damage. Right main gear leg separated on landing. Aircraft nosed over. Metal fatigue in a rusted area.

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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