- Date
- August 15, 1984, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goodland, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4413QCessna A188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840815040689A
- Case key
- 33773
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft descended to the corn field for the 1st swath run after reloading. The acft did not level off properly but keptdescending until it was in contact with the crop. The additional drag caused the acft to stall into the ground. The plt said the acft had been misloaded and the overload caused the descent. The plt did not initiate jettison of the load during the encounter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4413Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18808113
- Airframe hours
- 2,672
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Middleton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1984 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- GLD · Goodland, KS
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,350 total · 700 in this make and model · 1,350 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLD, 7 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.
Other investigations on N4413Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.