Cessna A188B N4494Q

Summary

On 10 August 2008 at about 18:33 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4494Q was involved in an accident near Gardner, Florida, 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

10 August 2008 at 18:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Gardner, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Bradley Airport (FD31)

Coordinates

27.3400, -81.7886

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N4494Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort White → Gardner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA276

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Cessna A188B, departed from a private grass field with approximately 100 gallons of agricultural chemicals on board for an aerial application flight. He stated that on departure he "did not pull up fast enough" and felt a "jolt" when the right main landing gear impacted a 4-foot-high gate post, later discovering that the landing gear had been sheared. He then pressed on the brake pedals to see if his brakes were operational; however, there was no pressure and "the pedal went to the floor." He applied his chemical load to the field in order to decrease his landing weight and then flew to an airport with a longer runway, assuming he had no brakes. Immediately after the airplane touched down it "broke to the right," and impacted a fence damaging the wing spar. The pilot did not report experiencing any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.