# NTSB FTW86LPA16: Cessna 188, N6009G, Atlanta, TX, March 22, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 22, 1986, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, TX
- Coordinates: 33.109802, -94.159965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1098&lon=-94.1600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LPA16
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22102/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPA16

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total

## Analysis

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. IT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6009G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6009G-1990-07-18), registration cancelled 1990-07-18, S/N 18801168T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801168T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Lewis Spencer Passmore
- Registered owner: Rich Mountain Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: DARDANELL, AK
- Destination: ATA, ATLANTA, TX
- Airport: ATA, Atlanta Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TXK, 28 nm away

## 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 19860322008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322008459A), Mar 22, 1986: Cessna A188B, Atlanta, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway into a drainage ditch on rollout.

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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