Event CHI03LA271

Factual narrative

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." The part 137 aerial application airplane sustained substantial damage while landing on a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported he was landing to the south with the wind from the southeast. He stated the landing strip was "sheltered" from the left crosswind by corn crop on both sides of the strip. The pilot stated he overcorrected for the crosswind and bounced the landing. 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." Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12