Cessna T188C N2876J

Summary

On 29 October 2005 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N2876J was involved in an accident near Beatty, Nevada, 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

29 October 2005 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beatty, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Beatty Airport (BTY)

Coordinates

36.8608, -116.7869

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N2876J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tonopah → Beatty

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA022

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tail wheel equipped airplane ground looped and the right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. As the pilot entered the traffic pattern he made note of the airport's windsock, which indicated a variable 10- to 15-knot wind. When the airplane was about halfway down the length of the runway on the landing roll it encountered a gust of wind. The gust contacted the tail, which resulted in the airplane veering to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to regain control, but the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing contacted terrain. The airplane came to rest off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.