N4788Q – CESSNA A188B – 1993-10-12 NTSB Accident Report

On October 12, 1993, a Cessna A188B (N4788Q) was involved in an incident near Wall, SD. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND MODEL) OF AIRPLANE.

On October 11, 1993, at 1800 mountain daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4788Q, sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear collapsed, after the airplane departed the runway during landing rollout at the Wall Municipal Airport, Wall, South Dakota. The commercial pilot was not injured. The personal flight originated at Winner, South Dakota. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was flying it to his home in Montana. He reported directional control was lost when the airplane started skidding to the right. In a written statement he said: "I was attempting a 3 point landing. I should have attempted wheel landings until [I was] more familiar with this aircraft."

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA012. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N4788Q.