- Date
- July 13, 1995, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ruleville, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2119JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950713018299A
- Case key
- 37801
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to abort the takeoff when the aircraft accelerated slowly. Contributing to the accident was the over loading of the aircraft by ground personnel and the failure of the pilot-in-command to verify the loading of the aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot did not check the amount of fertilizer that was loaded by ground personnel. During the takeoff roll the aircraft accelerated slowly. The pilot began to dump the fertilizer and continued the takeoff roll. When the aircraft reached the end of the runway it lifted off, cleared a ditch and then touched down in a rice field where it nosed over.
Factual narrative
On July 13, 1995, about 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna T188C, N2119J, registered to Cane Lake Aero, Inc., over ran the runway and nosed over during takeoff, while on a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot received minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated he did not check the amount of fertilizer that was loaded on the aircraft by ground personnel before takeoff. During the takeoff roll the aircraft accelerated slowly. About halfway down the runway he began to dump the fertilizer. When he reached the end of the runway he forced the aircraft into the air to clear a ditch. The aircraft then touched down in a rice field past the ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2119J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803853T
- Airframe hours
- 1,650
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Cane Lake Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1994 · 250 hours before
- Airport
- Cane Lake Aero, runway 36, 2,400 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,428 total · 4,913 in this make and model · 6,354 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 16 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.