Cessna A188 N5851G

Summary

On 1 April 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N5851G, operated by Dales Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Palouse, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 April 2011 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palouse, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.9000, -117.0667

Aircraft

Cessna A188

Registration

N5851G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dales Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palouse → Palouse

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA181

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during a low-level aerial application maneuver.

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 on his second pass applying dry fertilizer to a field during an aerial application flight. He banked to the right away from steeply rising terrain. During the turn, the resultant loss of lift from the banked turn and gusting wind carried the airplane toward trees at the edge of the field. Despite the pilot's efforts to maneuver away from the trees, the airplane collided with them.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.