Cessna 188 N5424E

Summary

On 8 October 2011 at about 20:55 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N5424E, operated by Mississippi State University, was involved in an accident near Starkville, Mississippi, 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

8 October 2011 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Starkville Bryan Field (STF)

Coordinates

33.4264, -88.8417

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N5424E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mississippi State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Starkville → Starkville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA116

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, the pilot performed a normal landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the rollout, the airplane began to veer to the left, and the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to arrest the turn by applying right rudder and right brake. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and struck a ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. Postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.