Cessna A188B N4247Y

Summary

On 14 July 2003 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4247Y, operated by Alan Buford, was involved in an accident near McGehee, Arkansas, 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

14 July 2003 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

McGehee, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

McGehee Municipal Airport (7M1)

Coordinates

33.6200, -91.3647

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N4247Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alan Buford

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McGehee → McGehee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Contributing factors to the accident were the tailwind condition, the pilot's selection of the wrong runway on which to land and the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the side of the runway while landing and impacted terrain. The pilot reported the airplane veered to the left of the centerline while landing on runway 36. The airplane contacted a ditch prior to coming to a stop. The pilot reported during a telephone interview that he knew he was landing with a 5 knot or better quartering tailwind. He stated that they typically land on runway 18. He stated he didn't know why they primarily used runway 18, it was just the "pattern that the other guys use." On a written form completed by the pilot, he reported the winds were from 180 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.