19960819023269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Midland, TX · August 19, 1996

Date: August 19, 1996 · 12:20 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Midland International Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61609
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA351
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,652 total3,150 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N61609Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18504235 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed to refuel. Nosed up and stalled during rotation. Impacted on airport. Elevator trim full nose up position. (-23) aircraft is equipped with Continental IO-550 engine conversion which requires additional "nose-up" horizontal stabilizer trim. Aircraft also equipped with robertson stol kit which provides additional performance on takeoff. Pilot left horizontal stabilizer trim in full "nose-up" position after previous landing. He then took off from runway 16R without resetting the horizontal stabilizer trim for takeoff. The aircraft's nose pitched up quickly, resulting in a stall. Pilot reduced power, lowered the nose of the aircraft and attempted, but failed to regain control of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED TO REFUEL. NOSED UP AND STALLED DURING ROTATION. IMPACTED ON AIRPORT. ELEVATOR TRIM FULL NOSE UP POSITION. (-23) AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL IO-550 ENGINE CONVERSION WHICH REQUIRES ADDITIONAL "NOSE-UP" HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM. AIRCRAFT ALSO EQUIPPED WITH ROBERTSON STOL KIT WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM IN FULL "NOSE-UP" POSITION AFTER PREVIOUS LANDING. HE THEN TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT RESETTING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED UP QUICKLY, RESULTING IN A STALL. PILOT REDUCED POWER, LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED, BUT FAILED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA351Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMidland, TXfailure of the pilot to obtain or maintain adequate airspeed, by allowing the airplane to enter an excessive nose high attitude and an excessive rate of climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the terrain. A…Aug 19, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N61609 · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20110821018069ALanding: Rollout · Polson, MTOn August 21, 2011, at approximately 1230 MDT, a Cessna 185, N61609, registered to the operator encountered a left wing ground strike while landing at the Polson airport. VMC conditions, light winds with gusts. The pilot was the sole occupant and was…Aug 21, 2011 · Substantial damage Incident 20060106000599ILevel Off Touchdown · Meridian, MS(-23) Aircraft N61609, Cessna 185, landed on rwy 1, in Meridian, MS (MEI), skid off the runway and broke the right landing gear off. There were two people on board, no injuries to the pilot, passenger or to the aircraft.Jan 6, 2006 · Minor damage Accident 20040807018709ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wasilla, AK(-23) The pilot and owner of the aircraft landed on runway 24 at the Wasilla Airport with a crosswind of approximately 15 knots from 170 degrees. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, veered to the right, and struck a ditch, at which time the right main…Aug 7, 2004 · Substantial damage Accident 19990605006489ALevel Off Touchdown · Soldotna, AKAcft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, the pilot suffered fatal injuries, no injuries were reported to the 3 pax, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on June 5, 1999, at 1035 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 185 float equipped airplane,…Jun 5, 1999 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal