Cessna 188 N60691

Summary

On 1 July 2016 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N60691 was involved in an accident near Saratoga, Wyoming, 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

1 July 2016 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Saratoga, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Shively Field (SAA)

Coordinates

41.4436, -106.8275

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N60691

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saratoga → Saratoga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA16CA354

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in substantial damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he landed on an asphalt runway after completing an aerial application flight. He reported that during the landing roll, he ground looped the airplane to the right, the airplane exited the runway to the right, and the left wing struck the taxiway indicator sign. The left aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.