# NTSB FTW87DRD01: Cessna A188B, N53137, Gilbert, LA, October 6, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 6, 1986, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Gilbert, LA
- Coordinates: 32.049194, -91.649665 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0492&lon=-91.6497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87DRD01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22195/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WHEN A DECREASE IN FUEL PRESSURE AND ENGINE SURGING OCCURRED. EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL A REASON FOR THE LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT SURGING OF THE ENGINE. THE EMERGENCY LANDING HAD TO BE MADE ACROSS COTTON ROWS WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO FLIP INVERTED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53137](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53137-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 18801640T, 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: 18801640T
- Airframe hours: 2649
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D23 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Holcombe Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 10, 1986, 300 hours before
- Destination: GILBERT, LA
- Airport: Holcomb Flying Serv.Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 13,160 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point -0 °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 19861006048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861006048329A), Oct 6, 1986: Cessna A188B, Gilbert, LA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Aircraft flipped over during forced landing. Cause of engine malfunction unknown.

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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