ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311766
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 2020 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188 |
| Owner/operator: | Becker Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N9278G |
| MSN: | 18801444 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4954 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hartington, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hartington, NE (0B4) |
| Hartington, NE (0B4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, before conducting a local, aerial application flight, he changed the engine oil. After refueling and loading the airplane with chemicals, the pilot departed. Shortly after takeoff, the windshield became covered with oil, which limited the pilot's visibility. He turned the airplane left toward a grass runway. The pilot did not dump the chemical load, and the airplane had a low airspeed and began to lose altitude. The pilot was not able to attain a climb, so he chose to conduct a forced landing in a cornfield near the end of the runway, during which the wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that the reason the oil covered the windshield was that he had not reinstalled the oil cap after changing the oil. He added that he 'had gotten out of â¦[his] routineâ while performing the oil change and that âcomplacencyâ and being in a 'hurry were also some factors" in the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot's view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's complacency and self-induced pressure to complete the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA331
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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