# NTSB MKC83LA218: Cessna 188B, N4889Q, Catron, MO, September 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 8, 1983, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Catron, MO
- Coordinates: 36.609622, -89.700691 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6096&lon=-89.7007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA218
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33487/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA218

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - failure,total (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A FARM FIELD. THE PLT STATES THAT AS THE ROLL BEGAN THE LEFT WING STARTED TO DROP AND THE ACFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT. THE PLT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A CORRECTION. THE LEFT WING MADE GROUND CONTACT AND THE PLT CUT THE POWER AND SLIDE TO A STOP. AN EXAMINATION BY FAA SHOWED THAT AN ATTACH BOLT HAD SHEARED, THE STRUT ABOVE THE WHEEL BROKE AND THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4889Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889Q-2019-01-31), registration cancelled 2019-01-31, S/N 18802625T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- 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: 18802625T
- Airframe hours: 1233
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-52O-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Farmers Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 10, 1983, 175 hours before
- Airport: Catron

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 14,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 13,850 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19830908064769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908064769A), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna A188B, Catron, MO, Substantial damage. Left wheel came off causing loss of directional control. Left gear attach bolt had sheared. P/n 26410022.

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.

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