Cessna 188-UNDESIGNAT N9849V

Summary

On 13 August 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 188-UNDESIGNAT registered N9849V was involved in an accident near Columbus, New Mexico, 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

13 August 2014 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

First Aero Squadron Airpark (NM09)

Coordinates

31.8197, -107.6394

Aircraft

Cessna 188-UNDESIGNAT

Registration

N9849V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA432

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to release the load of agricultural product before the landing approach and his failure to maintain aircraft control during an initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the agricultural airplane attempted an aborted landing without releasing the load of agricultural applicant, which had not been dispensed due to a failure of the spray system. During the initial climb after the aborted landing, the airplane stalled and impacted terrain. The pilot's safety recommendation was: "There is a dump lever....use it !!!" The pilot did not have a current flight review nor did he hold an aircraft operator certificate for agricultural operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.