Cessna 188 N5708G

Summary

On 29 July 1996 at about 00:22 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N5708G was involved in an accident near Napoleon, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 1996 at 00:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Napoleon, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Napoleon Municipal (ND45)

Coordinates

46.4993, -99.7592

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N5708G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA257

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's improper use of the rudder to correct the airplane's drift to the right. A factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.

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

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During landing, the airplane encountered what the pilot described as a light, left crosswind. He said he corrected for the crosswind by lowering the left wing and applying opposite rudder to keep the nose straight. He said the airplane began drifting (skipping) to the right. He then applied full left rudder and the airplane ground looped to the right. The onscene investigation found the left wing main spar and skin had wrinkles in them, and the left main landing gear leg was protruding through the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.