ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285722
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| Date: | Sunday 10 August 2008 |
| Time: | 13:33 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4494Q |
| MSN: | 18800894 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gardner, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Fort White, FL |
| Gardner, FL (FD40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA276
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1982 | N4494Q | Shane Gardner | 0 | Malone, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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