ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361172
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| Date: | Monday 11 October 1993 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4788Q |
| MSN: | 18802530T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2558 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wall, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winner, SD (SD39) |
| (6V4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS FLYING IT FROM THE POINT OF PURCHASE IN WINNER, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO HIS HOME IN MONTANA. WHILE LANDING AT THE FIRST EN ROUTE STOP, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. IN A STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING, WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE MADE WHEEL LANDINGS UNTIL HE WAS MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND MODEL) OF AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 1999 | N4788Q | Private | 0 | Big Sandy, MT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 15:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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