What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC of N5435L attempted to depart runway 27L at the Boulder City airport (61B), failing to remove the flight control gust lock from the yoke control column. Approximately 3,000 feet down the runway, throttle was reduced completely and a loss of directional control occurred. The aircraft departed the south side of the runway and parrelled the runway within the soft dirt. The aircraft then hit a small dirt berm which catapolted the aircraft into the air. At this point the aircraft rolled to the left causing the left wing to be torn from the aircraft. The aircraft then cartwheeled several times and came to rest facing eastbound adjacent to the runway. Aircraft point of rest was located approximately 3,800 feet down the runway adjacent to the windsock.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC OF N5435L ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 27L AT THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (61B), FAILING TO REMOVE THE FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK FROM THE YOKE CONTROL COLUMN. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THROTTLE WAS REDUCED COMPLETELY AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PARRELLED THE RUNWAY WITHIN THE SOFT DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A SMALL DIRT BERM WHICH CATAPOLTED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO BE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST FACING EASTBOUND ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT POINT OF REST WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3,800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ADJACENT TO THE WINDSOCK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.