# NTSB SEA82DA099: Cessna A188B, N91367, Othello, WA, June 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1982, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Othello, WA
- Coordinates: 46.799831, -119.149604 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7998&lon=-119.1496&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 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72119/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA099

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - undetermined (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inoperative (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command

## Analysis

AT THE COMPLETION OF A SPRAY OPERATION, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL REALIZING THAT NO BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE ON THE LEFT WHEEL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS A LOSS OF FLUID FROM THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER O-RING SEAL, PN 800-001-6.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91367](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91367-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 18802037T, built 1975 (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: 188020377
- Airframe hours: 3000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Othello Flying Services Inc
- Registered owner: Gerald Mitzel
- Departed: S70, OTHELLO, WA
- Destination: S70, OTHELLO, WA
- Airport: S70, Othello Municipal, runway 25, 4,090 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,235 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 3,160 as pilot in command, 220 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MWH, 25 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 19820626027489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626027489A), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna A188B, Othello, WA, Substantial damage. Left brake failed on downwind landing. Ground looped to prevent overruning runway. Master cylinder o ring rupture.

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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