Cessna T188C N9980J

Summary

On 3 September 2010 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N9980J, operated by CJA Aviation, was involved in an accident near Craigmont, Idaho, 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

3 September 2010 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Craigmont, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Craigmont (S89)

Coordinates

46.2478, -116.4794

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N9980J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

CJA Aviation

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Craigmont → Craigmont

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA472

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

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The pilot reported that everything was normal after touchdown until the tailwheel contacted the ground and began to shimmy. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane subsequently veered toward the side and off the runway surface onto the grass. The airplane ground looped, and the right wing contacted the surface. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not identify any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.