Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and clearance during landing roll. Additional factors included the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, the crosswind and the corn crop.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On August 19, 2003, at 1930 central daylight time, a Cessna 188A, N8150V, operated by General Air Service, sustained substantial damage while landing on a private grass airstrip near Freeman, South Dakota. The pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight had departed Menno, South Dakota, and was landing to take on more fuel and chemicals. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported he was landing to the south with the wind from the southeast. He reported that tall corn on both sides of the landing strip "sheltered the landing zone from [the] left crosswind effect." He reported, "I bounced the landing. I was over corrected for [the] crosswind." The airplane drifted left and the left wing impacted the corn. The pilot reported that the resulting drag on the left wing "caused [a] ground looping effect."
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI03LA271