# NTSB MIA99LA266: Cessna A188B, N731RF, South Oxford, MS, September 23, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 23, 1999, 11:57 local (16:57 UTC) - Place: South Oxford, MS - Coordinates: 34.269409, -89.579513 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-89.5795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47462 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA266 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47462/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the airplane to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the airplane to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident airplane stated that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes. ## Factual narrative On September 23, 1999, about 1157 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731RF, registered to and operated by Woodson Flying Service as a 14 CFR Part 137 agricultural flight, crashed on landing at a private field in South Oxford, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries to the commercial-rated pilot. The flight originated the same day, about 1050. The pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the aircraft to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the aircraft to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident aircraft on behalf of the FAA, stated to the NTSB that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N731RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RF-2005-01-24), registration cancelled 2005-01-24, S/N 18803090T, built 1977 (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: 18803090T - Airframe hours: 2356 - Engines: Continental IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Woodson Flying Service - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 1999, 100 hours before - Airport: Champion Airstrip, runway 9, 1,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 1,843 total, 699 in this make and model, 1,720 as pilot in command, 405 in the last 90 days, 125 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MEM, 70 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 19990923028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923028579A), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna A188B, Oxford, MS, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 23, 1999, about 1156 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731RF, registered and operated by woodson flying service as a 14 CFR part 137… ## Other investigations on N731RF (1) 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 ATL88DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG01), Oct 15, 1987: Cessna 188 (N731RF), Samson, AL, substantial damage 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. 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