- Date
- February 24, 1993, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delhi, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2086JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930224003389A
- Case key
- 27937
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Probable cause
The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for takeoff and failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the standing water on the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the runway was bordered on the left side by a flooded area of land. At a point about 250 feet from the initial takeoff area, a finger like projection of the flood water covered about seven feet of the 25 foot wide runway. The pilot said that on the takeoff ground roll, the aircraft encountered the standing flood water on the runway, which caused the aircraft to veer left off the pavement. The pilot said he was able to regain control of the aircraft and reduced the power to idle. As the aircraft slowed to about 25 mph, the pilot said he steered it back onto the pavement. The pilot reported that the right wheel came back onto the pavement; however, when the left wheel encountered the asphalt lip of runway the strut broke off just above the wheel. The left wing then struck the ground, damaging the wing internal structure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2086J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 03376T
- Airframe hours
- 2,431
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T1B, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bettencourt Flying Services
- Registered owner
- Bettencourt Flying Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1992 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Bettencourt Ag Airstrip, runway 18, 2,000 × 25 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2086J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.