Cessna A188 N8188V

Summary

On 29 July 2000 at about 00:22 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N8188V was involved in an accident near Gallup, 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

29 July 2000 at 00:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Gallup, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)

Coordinates

35.5192, -108.7292

Aircraft

Cessna A188

Registration

N8188V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00LA140

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions. Factors were the pilot's selection of the wrong runway, and the tailwind/crosswind weather conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just purchased the airplane, and was ferrying it to its new home base. Since an annual inspection was not current, a ferry permit was issued by the FAA for this flight. The pilot was landing to refuel. The pilot determined the wind was from the north as he made 'a normal wheel landing with some braking' on runway 24. The pilot stated that during the landing roll, 'the right wing lowered and the airplane turned hard left. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground.' The airplane departed the left side of the runway at approximately 2,260 feet from the approach end, coming to a rest in the grass on the south side. The right main landing gear and right wing were damaged extensively. Recorded winds were 350 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. Calculations provided evidence that by landing on runway 24, the pilot was attempting to land with a 20 degree right quartering tailwind. These circumstances provided a tailwind component of 5 knots and a crosswind component of 15 knots. The 1968 Cessna A188 Pilot Operating Handbook does not contain a demonstrated crosswind component listed. However, there is crosswind limitations. The 1983 Cessna A188, which has a higher gross weight than the former, has a demonstrated crosswind component of 17 miles per hour (15 knots).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.