- Date
- August 27, 1989, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Milton, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5699JCessna 188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890827031879A
- Case key
- 32492
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Probable cause
Flight in known adverse weather by the pilot. Turbulence from the nearby thunderstorm was a related factor.
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
The acft encountered hvy turbulence after the plt took off & turned onto a downwind leg of the traffic pattern with a thunderstorm northwest of the arpt. The acft was stabilized & the plt elected to land. The plt rprtd that after turning onto final apch to land, the acft entered an uncommanded 90 deg bank. He attempted to correct the situation, but the acft dscndd in a nose & right wing low attitude. Before recovery, the acft contacted the ground & slid to a stop with damage to the prop, eng mount, right wing & right main gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5699J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800649
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walker, Hubert D.
- Airport
- 2R4 · Milton T Field, runway 36, 3,700 × 75 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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 35 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- PNS, 14 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.
Other investigations on N5699J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.