Cessna A188B N478RD

Summary

On 16 May 2003 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N478RD was involved in an accident near Fabens, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 2003 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fabens, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fabens (E35)

Coordinates

31.5156, -106.1469

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N478RD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fabens → Fabens

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA152

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's attempt to avoid an obstacle was a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel-equipped airplane drifted off the right side of the 4,200 feet long, 60 feet wide asphalt runway during the landing roll. The 1,100-hour pilot attempted to go around. During the attempt to go around, the airplane struck the top of a sand dune with the main landing gear. The pilot attempted to avoid a hill directly in front of him and attempted to turn the airplane to the left. Subsequently, the airplane struck a second sand dune with the main landing gear and tailwheel and landed hard coming to rest upright. The pilot reported the wind was from approximately 340 degrees at 5 knots at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.