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October 12, 1993 · Cessna A188B · N4788Q
Wall, SD
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 12, 1993
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Wall, SD
Aircraft
Cessna A188B
Tail Number
N4788Q
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI94LA012
THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS FLYING IT FROM THE POINT OF PURCHASE IN WINNER, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO HIS HOME IN MONTANA. WHILE LANDING AT THE FIRST EN ROUTE STOP, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. IN A STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING, WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE MADE WHEEL LANDINGS UNTIL HE WAS MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB Probable Cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND MODEL) OF AIRPLANE.
Full Narrative
On October 11, 1993, at 1800 mountain daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4788Q, sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear collapsed, after the airplane departed the runway during landing rollout at the Wall Municipal Airport, Wall, South Dakota. The commercial pilot was not injured. The personal flight originated at Winner, South Dakota. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was flying it to his home in Montana. He reported directional control was lost when the airplane started skidding to the right. In a written statement he said: "I was attempting a 3 point landing. I should have attempted wheel landings until [I was] more familiar with this aircraft."
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:00 MDT
Nearest AirportWALLMUNI (0nm)
Runway12
Runway Length3500 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna A188B
Tail NumberN4788Q
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-D · Reciprocating · 300
Seats1
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 34 · Second Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 8 kt
Visibility16 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point61 F / 34 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time00:52
Weather SourceWFAC