# NTSB SEA84LA152: Cessna T188C, N1964J, Pasco, WA, June 28, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 28, 1984, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Coordinates: 46.410556, -118.899436 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4106&lon=-118.8994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39953/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA152

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - to takeoff
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, taxi - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1964J-1989-01-05), registration cancelled 1989-01-05, S/N T18803307T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18803307T
- Airframe hours: 2425
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840628029579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628029579A), Jun 28, 1984: Cessna T188C, Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. The right wheel departed the taxiway and became stuck in soft ground. The wing was buckled and the gear broken.

## Other investigations on N1964J (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA183), Jul 27, 1985: Cessna T-188C (N1964J), Pasco, WA, substantial damage

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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