# NTSB FTW88LA122: Cessna 182R, N9836H, Garden City, TX, June 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Garden City, TX
- Coordinates: 31.870718, -101.480239 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8707&lon=-101.4802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22653/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA122

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering
  - fuel system,drain - loose (cause)
  - maintenance - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS INSPECTING SOME AREAS TO BE SPRAYED AND ALSO A ROAD TO BE USED AS AN AIRSTRIP FOR HIS AERIAL SPRAYING. AFTER A LOW PASS OVER THE ROAD AT REDUCED POWER, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO A DIRT PIT THAT WAS COVERED BY TALL GRASS. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR DRAIN PLUG THREADS WERE DIRTY AND THE DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9836H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9836H), registered now, S/N 18268057, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18268057
- Airframe hours: 2000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Bruton Aerial Spraying Inc.
- Registered owner: Bruton Acrial Spraying, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 25, 1988, 100 hours before
- Departed: GARDEN CITY, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 16,800 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19880617070009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617070009A), Jun 17, 1988: Cessna 182R, Garden City, TX, Substantial damage. Engine failed after 15 minutes of flight to observe spray field. Hit ditch on landing. Carb drain plug was missing.

## Other investigations on N9836H (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN14CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA402), Jul 29, 2014: Cessna 182R (N9836H), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent aerodynamic stall during landing in crosswind conditions.

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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