# NTSB MKC84LA112: Cessna A188B, N4841Q, Mcgehee, AR, March 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1984, 14:38 local (20:38 UTC)
- Place: Mcgehee, AR
- Location: 33.6278° N, 91.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGehee, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6278&lon=-91.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33659/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA112

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING IN AN AG STRIP. AS THE FORWARD SPEED DECRESAED, THE TAIL WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE ACFT WAS NEARLY STOPPED WHEN THE TAIL STARTED UP & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 KTS, THEN FOR 30 TO 40 MIN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE VERY STRONG & VARIABLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4841Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4841Q-1996-11-27), registration cancelled 1996-11-27, S/N 18802577T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802577T
- Airframe hours: 11
- Engines: Continental IO 520 SERIES 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Thompson Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner: Thompson Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport: Ag Strip, runway 27, 2,500 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,737 total, 500 in this make and model, 1,605 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °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 19840326008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326008509A), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna A188B, Mcgehee, AR, Substantial damage. Nosed over on the landing rollout. Misused brakes trying to compensate for a sudden gust of wind.

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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