# NTSB MIA02LA090: Cessna A188B, N70213, Myakka City, FL, April 30, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 29, 2002, 20:10 local (Apr 30, 2002, 00:10 UTC) - Place: Myakka City, FL - Coordinates: 27.349578, -82.159217 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3496&lon=-82.1592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report December 6, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA, Continental - NTSB case key (mKey): 54602 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54602/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54602 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA090 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering during an aerial application, subsequently resulting in impact with the terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application - altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - swampy ## Analysis While maneuvering during an aerial application the airplane impacted into a swampy area. The airplane had been seeding for about 2.5 hours before the accident occurred. According to the pilot he was on the last leg of seeding a field after sunset had already occurred, and the next thing he knew he had flown into the ground and crashed. He said that there was nothing wrong with the airframe or engine. An examination of the airframe and engine, after the accident, revealed no discrepancies. In addition, at the time of the accident the airplane was without an annual inspection, and the pilot of N70213 did not have a current commercial pilot's certificate due to the fact that his medical certificate had expired. The pilot/operator was given an NTSB Pilot/Operator Accident Report Form 6120.1/2 by the FAA inspector, but a completed form was not received. ## Factual narrative On April 29, 2002, about 2010 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N70213, registered to an individual, impacted the ground while maneuvering during an aerial application, near Myakka City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 137 agricultural flight. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial-rated pilot reported serious injuries. The flight had departed from a private airstrip at 1740. Witnesses working near the crash site stated that during a seeding operation the airplane impacted into a swampy area. The airplane had been seeding for about 2.5 hours before the accident occurred. According to the FAA inspector's statement, the pilot "experienced controlled flight into terrain," during the agricultural spraying flight. The pilot said that he was on the last leg of seeding a field after sunset had already occurred, and the next thing he knew he had flown into the ground and crashed. He said that there was nothing wrong with the airframe or engine. An examination of the airframe and engine, after the accident, revealed no discrepancies. In addition, at the time of the accident the airplane was without an annual inspection, and that the pilot of N70213 did not have a current commercial pilot's certificate due to the fact that his medical certificate had expired. The pilot/operator was given an NTSB Pilot/Operator Accident Report Form 6120.1/2 by the FAA inspector, but a completed form was not received. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N70213](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70213-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 18801868T, 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: 18801868T - Airframe hours: 1073.1 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Recie Russ Putnal - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 4, 1996 - Departed: Maykka City, FL - Airport: NONE, Private ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight; seat: single ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 270° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: SRQ, 45 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 20020429007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020429007589A), Apr 29, 2002: Cessna A188B, Myakka City, FL, Destroyed. (.19) On April 29, 2002, about 2010 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N70213, registered to an individual, impacted the ground after a reported loss of… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54602. 1.5 MB in all. - Reports from Parties to the Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432685&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Parties%20to%20the%20Investigation-Redacted.PDF - Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation (item 2, .PDF, 328 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432686&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Party%20Representatives%20to%20NTSB%20Investigation-Redacted.PDF - Reports from Federal Agencies (item 3, .PDF, 34 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432687&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Federal%20Agencies-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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