# Accident 19960819023269A: Cessna A185F, Midland, TX, August 19, 1996 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 19, 1996, 12:20 local time - Place: Midland, TX - Airport: Midland International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10 - Aircraft: N61609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61609) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F - Reported engine: CONT IO520D - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,652 total, 3,150 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA351) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023269A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 FTW96LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA351), Aug 19, 1996: Cessna A185F (N61609), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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… ## Other reports on N61609 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20110821018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821018069A), Aug 21, 2011: Cessna A185F (N61609), Polson, MT, Substantial damage. On 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… - [Incident 20060106000599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106000599I), Jan 6, 2006: Cessna A185F (N61609), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. (-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… - [Accident 20040807018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018709A), Aug 7, 2004: Cessna A185F (N61609), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-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… - [Accident 19990605006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006489A), Jun 5, 1999: Cessna A185F (N61609), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, the pilot suffered fatal injuries, no injuries were reported to the 3 pax, other circumstances are… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.