# NTSB MIA97LA228: Cessna A188B, N731VR, Cadaretta, MS, August 5, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 5, 1997, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC) - Place: Cadaretta, MS - Coordinates: 33.74015, -89.529678 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7401&lon=-89.5297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 7, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38323 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97LA228 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38323/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA228 ## Probable cause a hard landing resulting in the airplane departing the runway and impacting with a tree. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The flight was returning to the home airstrip, empty, after completion of an aerial application. The airplane touched down on the grass strip, bounced, departed the left side of the runway and struck a tree. The pilot returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and did not complete the narrative statement portion of the form. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any discrepancies. ## Factual narrative On August 5, 1997, about 1310 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731VR, registered to a private owner, crashed while landing at a private airstrip near Cadaretta, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 137, aerial application flight. The commercial-rated pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight had originated earlier in the day from the same airstrip. The flight was returning to the home airstrip, empty, after completion of an aerial application. The airplane touched down on the grass strip, bounced, departed the left side of the runway and struck a tree. The pilot returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and did not complete the narrative statement portion of the form. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any discrepancies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N731VR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VR-2005-03-17), registration cancelled 2005-03-17, S/N 18803194T, built 1978 (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: 18803194T - Airframe hours: 5000 - Engines: Continental IO-520D 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Bob Davis - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 30, 1997, 80 hours before - Airport: Worthy Airstrip ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 20,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 20,000 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GWO, 35 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 19970805025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805025959A), Aug 5, 1997: Cessna A188B, Cadaretta, MS, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Departed runway struck a tree. (-23) pilot stated he had landed aircraft over a bump in the dirt strip bouncing the airplane into the air,… ## Other investigations on N731VR (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA106), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Panther Burn, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A factor was his diverted attention following the failure of the DGPS. - [NTSB CHI85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA191), May 8, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Virden, IL, destroyed From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.