Cessna A188B N2162J

Summary

On 6 September 2001 at about 12:10 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N2162J was involved in an accident near Harrisonburg, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 2001 at 12:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisonburg, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Robbins Flying Service (NONE)

Coordinates

31.7592, -91.8094

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N2162J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jonesboro → Harrisonburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA204

1 person was seriously injured.

loss of control during approach for an undetermined reason.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The agricultural airplane was making an approach to land at a private airstrip when according to the pilot, the control stick locking device (gust lock) fell into the lock position, jaming the control stick. The airplane was "very" low, its left wing struck the ground, and the airplane cart wheeled separating both wings. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during an examination of the airplane. According to the aircraft manufacturer, to engage the gust lock, the assembly is rotated by hand from under the instrument panel to a point above the aircraft control stick. The barrel portion of the lock is then lowered onto the control stick. During the examination of the airplane, the barrel portion of contact with the control lock could not be located and no evidence of contact with the control lock barrel was noted on the control stick

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.