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March 19, 2000 · Cessna A188B · N84666

Lake Placid, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 19, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Lake Placid, FL
Aircraft
Cessna A188B
Tail Number
N84666
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA00LA112

While performing aerial application the aircraft struck a piece of farm equipment parked in the field. The right main landing gear separated. The pilot finished applying the load of chemical and returned to the landing strip he was operating from. During landing the right contacted the ground and was damaged.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilots inadequate visual outlook while performing aerial application resulting in the aircraft colliding with a piece of farm equipment which was parked in the field which caused the right main landing gear to separate and damage to the right wing during landing.

Full Narrative

On March 19, 2000, about 0740 eastern standard time, a Cessna A188B, N84666, registered to Eure Brothers, Inc., collided with farm equipment while performing aerial application near Lake Placid, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Lake Placid, Florida, the same day, about 0730. The pilot stated that during aerial application, the aircraft collided with a piece of farm equipment parked in the field. The right main landing gear separated. He finished applying the chemical load and returned to the landing strip from which he was operating. During landing, the right wing contacted the ground and received damage.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time07:40 EST
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna A188B
Tail NumberN84666
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 137
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 53 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind90° @ 10 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point68 F / 64 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time12:53
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data