Cessna A188B N9010R
15 June 2009 · South Haven, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 2009 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N9010R, operated by Robertson Crop Dusting Service Inc, was involved in an accident near South Haven, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Haven, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Haven Area Regional Airp (LWA)
- Coordinates
- 42.3511, -86.2556
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N9010R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robertson Crop Dusting Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Haven → South Haven
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA426
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane on a grass runway when the accident occurred. He stated that he had touched down and had lowered the tail when the airplane reached the intersecting paved taxiway for the perpendicular runway. He stated that the airplane "bounced" when it contacted the paved taxiway and began to veer to the right. He attempted to correct and the airplane ground-looped on the paved intersecting runway/taxiway. The damage to the airplane included a bent right wing spar, twisting of the fuselage structure, and damage to the landing gear attach structure within the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2009 | Cessna A188B | Pinehurst, Georgia, United States | A & C Ag Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-15 | Lakeview, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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