# NTSB WPR11CA296: Cessna 188, N9802V, Glasgow, MT, June 14, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 14, 2011, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Glasgow, MT - Coordinates: 48.212501, -106.614723 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2125&lon=-106.6147&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 19, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 80929 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11CA296 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80929/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80929 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA296 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2073002), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=2073002), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=2073002), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna 188, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2073002), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna 188, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073002), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was flying at 700 feet over a field in order to judge whether it could be sprayed. The engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in the field. The airplane landed hard in wet grass, damaging the landing gear and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that he had lost track of time and ran out of fuel causing the loss of power. He additionally reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot was flying at 700 feet over a field in order to judge whether it could be sprayed. The engine lost power and the pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a nearby field. The airplane landed hard in wet grass, damaging the landing gear and vertical stabilizer. Upon reflection the pilot reported that he had lost track of time and ran out of fuel causing the loss of power. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9802V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9802V-2014-12-15), registration cancelled 2014-12-15, S/N 188-0052, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 188 - Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 188-0052 - Airframe hours: 2878 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Gus T's Aircraft Inc - Registered owner: Gus T's Aircraft Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2010, 20 hours before - Departed: KGGW, Glasgow, MT - Destination: KGGW, Glasgow, MT - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KGGW, Glasgow Internationall Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review June 3, 2011; seat: single; flight hours: 1,250 total, 75 in this make and model, 1,131 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 254° at 14 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KGGW, 5 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 20110614013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614013989A), Jun 14, 2011: Cessna 188, Glasgow, MT, Substantial damage. On June 14, 2011 PIC [privacy data omitted] was to perform a visual inspection of a field for future aerial application operations. VMC conditions prevailed.… ## Other investigations on N9802V (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 SEA93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA171), Aug 8, 1993: Cessna 188 (N9802V), Marion, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF FOR TAKEOFF BY THE PILOT AND THE INADVERTANT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 22, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80929. 555 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 506 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40350883&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40350886&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.