# NTSB GAA17CA359: Cessna A188, N4877Q, Salem, OR, June 14, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 14, 2017, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Salem, OR - Coordinates: 45.079444, -122.927223 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0794&lon=-122.9272&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 22, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95422 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA359 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95422/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95422 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA359 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane contacting tall grass. ## 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, 3,958 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, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 101 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll for an agricultural flight, the airplane drifted left of the runway center, and the left wing and spray boom encountered tall grass. Subsequently, the airplane spun about 270°. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported in the Operator/Owner Safety Recommendation section of NTSB Form 6120.1 that the tall grass next to the runway "will be maintained shorter." ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll for an agricultural flight, the airplane drifted left of the runway center, and the left wing and spray boom encountered tall grass. Subsequently, the airplane spun approximately 270°. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported in the Operator/Owner Safety Recommendation section of the NTSB Form 6120.1 that, the tall grass next to the runway "will be maintained shorter". ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4877Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877Q-2020-10-17), registration cancelled 2020-10-17, S/N 18802613T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A188 (B) - 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: 18802613T - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 11505.2 - Engines: Continental IO-550D10B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Industrial Aviation Services Inc - Registered owner: Industrial Aviation Services Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 11, 2017 - Departed: OR38, Salem, OR - Destination: OR38, Salem, OR - Airport: OR38, Harchenko Industrial, runway 25, 2,290 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 25, 2015; seat: single; flight hours: 2,230 total, 30 in this make and model, 2,100 as pilot in command, 230 in the last 90 days, 109 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KSLE, 11 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 20170614008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614008309A), Jun 14, 2017: Cessna A188B, Salem, OR, Destroyed. During the takeoff roll the pilot allowed the aircraft to drift to the left resulting in the left wing spray boom contacting tall grass. The aircraft yawed… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 2, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95422. 1.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 806 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454714&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 724 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454715&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%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. 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