- Date
- February 9, 1988, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goodland, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4509JCessna T-188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880209002189A
- Case key
- 34536
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Analysis
While flying a certificated experimental ag acft, for purpose of compliance with FAR regulations, the employee of the federal aviation administration lost control during landing rollout. The wind conditions, relative to the runway, were about a 80 degree cross wind, with a velocity of 20 gusting to 32 knots. The PIC said he was unable to prevent the acft from veering off the runway. The left ldg gear was broken off and the left wing substantially damaged. The acft came to rest about 160 degrees from the runway heading.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4509J
- Reported as
- Cessna T-188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803741T
- Airframe hours
- 1,860
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lehrkamp, Darrel A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- GLD · Goodland, KS
- Airport
- 6LD · Goodland, runway 12, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,570 total · 23 in this make and model · 8,959 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 20 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLD, 1 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.