# NTSB GAA16CA354: Cessna 188, N60691, Saratoga, WY, July 1, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 30, 2016, 20:00 local (Jul 1, 2016, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Saratoga, WY - Coordinates: 41.443611, -106.827499 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4436&lon=-106.8275&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93528 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA354 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93528/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93528 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA354 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in substantial damage. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 3,969 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 3,656 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he landed on an asphalt runway after completing an aerial application flight. He reported that during the landing roll, he ground looped the airplane to the right, the airplane exited the runway to the right, and the left wing struck the taxiway indicator sign. The left aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he landed on an asphalt runway after completing an aerial application flight. He reported that during the landing roll, he ground looped the airplane to the right, the airplane exited the runway to the right, and the left wing struck the taxiway indicator sign. The left aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60691](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60691-2020-09-15), registration cancelled 2020-09-15, S/N 18802806T (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 188 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18802806T - Year built: 1976 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D2313 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: SAA, Saratoga, WY - Destination: SAA, Saratoga, WY - Airport: SAA, Shively Field, runway 05, 8,801 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 8, 2016; seat: front; flight hours: 1,036.8 total, 168 in this make and model, 936 as pilot in command, 198 in the last 90 days, 67 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 100° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: KSAA ## 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 20160630010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160630010279A), Jun 30, 2016: Cessna A188B, Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. The pilot was returning from an aerial application and while landing runway 05 lost control and ground looped the aircraft. Left aft wing , left wingtip and… ## Other investigations on N60691 (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 GAA15CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA168), Jul 1, 2015: Cessna A188B (N60691), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a ground loop. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 13, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93528. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445301&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 277 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445302&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.