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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cndair CL6001A11 · Tupelo, MS · March 9, 2005

Date: March 9, 2005 · 13:12 local
Place: Tupelo, MS
Airport: Tupelo Municipal - C D Lemons
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N660RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA061
Reported as: Cndair CL6001A11
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total100 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot and copilot control column contained a microphone plug next to the control column base. The microphone jack receptacle was bent to 90 degrees to the control column on the copilot side. It appears that the jack receptacle and/or the microphone jack may have prevented the control column from moving aft when the pilot attempted to rotate the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND COPILOT CONTROL COLUMN CONTAINED A MICROPHONE PLUG NEXT TO THE CONTROL COLUMN BASE. THE MICROPHONE JACK RECEPTACLE WAS BENT TO 90 DEGREES TO THE CONTROL COLUMN ON THE COPILOT SIDE. IT APPEARS THAT THE JACK RECEPTACLE AND/OR THE MICROPHONE JACK MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE CONTROL COLUMN FROM MOVING AFT WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE 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 ATL05FA061Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportTupelo, MSThe inadequate design of the microphone jack assembly Supplemental Type Certificate by production design personnel resulting in the aft restriction of the control column at rotation airspeed, aborted takeoff, and collapse of the nose gear on the overrun.Mar 9, 2005 · Substantial damage