LEOLA, SD, USA
N8181V
CESSNA A188
THE PLT WAS USING A GRAVEL ROAD, APRX 20 FT WIDE, FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, WENT INTO THE DITCH BESIDE THE ROAD & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL HAD BECOME LOCKED. HOWEVER, AN EXAM OF THE WHEELS & BRAKES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF GRABBING OR OVERHEATING. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH SPRAY BOOMS THAT WERE APRX 2 1/1 FEET ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEELS. THERE WAS 3 FT TALL GRASS, AS WELL AS DITCHES, BESIDE THE ROAD, THE PLT HAD ATTEMPTED HIS TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH WITH A WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 5, GUSTING 7 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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