# Accident 19950311003709A: Cessna 182P, Alabaster, AL, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2199° N, 86.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2199&lon=-86.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6236F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311003709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO ROTATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND RAN OFF END RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. HAD FORGOTTEN TO REMOVE THE CONTROL LOCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL95LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA060), Mar 11, 1995: Cessna 182P (N6236F), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A TAKEOFF WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL LOCK INSTALLED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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