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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Hollister, CA · June 17, 1997

Date: June 17, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place: Hollister, CA
Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1819N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA216
Reported as: Cessna 120
Reported engine: Continental C85*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 344 total14 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N1819NRegistered now · Cessna 120S/N 12063 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft lost control on takeoff, ran off the runway and flipped over. (.4)the pilot said he lost control of the airplane as he applied right rudder to maintain runway alignment during the takeoff ground roll. The airplane then veered to the right and departed the runway. The airplane nosed over when he applied the brakes to avoid a collision with vegetation and another airplane. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane before the accident, and the winds were variable at 15 to 20 knots.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH VEGETATION AND ANOTHER AIRPLANE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

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 LAX97LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHollister, CAthe pilot's excessive use of right rudder during the initial stages of the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control. The unfavorable wind was a related factor.Jun 17, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1819N · 1

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

Incident 19931102047599IOther Ground Ops · Half Moon Bay, CAAircraft nosed up as pilot applied heavy braking while was taxiing for relocation of aircraft.Nov 2, 1993 · Minor damage