- Date
- May 15, 1978
- Place
- Cochran, GA · COCHRAN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5657JCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780515017729A
- Case key
- 141517
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2048 78/5/15 COCHRAN,GA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5066 TIME - 1130 N5657J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2770 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLECKLEY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PULASKI,GA COCHRAN,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- METALURGICAL EXAM REVEALED FRACTURED AREA EMANATING FROM A PREEXISTING CRACK. WIND GUSTS TO 12 KTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5657J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bleckley County
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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 N5657J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL94LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCochran, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and clearance from trees during an aerial application maneuver. Factors were the trees at the perimeter of the field, and the gusting tail wind conditions at the time of the accident.NTSB MIA74DKG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCochran, GA