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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T188C · Pasco, WA · June 28, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 28, 1984, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Pasco, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1964JCessna T188C
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840628029579A
Case key
39953

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTaxi - to takeoff
Proper alignment - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Main gear collapsedTaxi - to takeoff
Landing gear,main gear - overload

Analysis

While taxiing to takeoff, the right main gear got into soft terrain off the right edge to the rwy. This pulled the acft to the right & the right wing struck an embankment. The right main gear collapsed & the right wing was buckled.

Aircraft

Registration
N1964J
Reported as
Cessna T188C
Category
Airplane
Serial number
T18803307T
Airframe hours
2,425
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Operator
Columbia Aerial Ag Service
Registered owner
B And R Aerial Crop Care, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · February 15, 1984

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
35
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Center
Flight hours
3,053 total · 120 in this make and model · 3,053 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Wind
Calm
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

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 N1964J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.