FTW84LA385

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Maysville, OK · September 11, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 11, 1984, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
Place
Maysville, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9560GCessna A188B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840911076869A
Case key
21459

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunTakeoff - roll/run
Lift-off - attemptedPilot in command
Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Climb - not possiblePilot in command
Descent - uncontrolledPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run
Object - fence
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
Main gear collapsedTakeoff - roll/run
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Nose overTakeoff - roll/run

Analysis

With aprx 300 ft of rwy remaining the plt rotated. The acft flew to about 15 ft before it settled back to the ground at the end of the sod strip. After rolling through 2 fences the acft collided with a dirt bank next to a ditch collapsing the main gear. The acft nosed over and came to rest inverted 75 to 80 ft from the end of the rwy. According to the plt the eng was developing power at impact with the ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N9560G
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18801535T
Airframe hours
2,009
Engine
Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner
Larry Bowen
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
AAIP · April 10, 1984
Departed
Maysville, OK
Airport
Burford, runway 17, 4,000 × ft, grass/turf

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
42
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Front
Flight hours
2,372 total · 2,055 in this make and model · 2,250 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 12 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
72 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N9560G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.