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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Lake City, CO · August 19, 2007

Date: August 19, 2007 · 13:00 local
Place: Lake City, CO
Airport: Castle Lakes
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N185MR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA139
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,200 in this make and model89 in the last 90 days

N185MRRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503653 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520-DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted departure from rnwy 02. The airfield is 9300 feet MSL. Pilot reported that the aircraft never left the ground as "it did not seem to want to fly." The pilot stated that he aborted take-off as a result of feeling "the aircraft being pushed back down to the ground." The aircraft ran off the end of the runway into brush and trees. Substantial damage. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM RNWY 02. THE AIRFIELD IS 9300 FEET MSL. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND AS "IT DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FLY." THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ABORTED TAKE-OFF AS A RESULT OF FEELING "THE AIRCRAFT BEING PUSHED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND." THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO BRUSH AND TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

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 DEN07CA139Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLake City, COThe pilot's improper preflight planning, his inability to attain short field takeoff performance, and his intentional maneuvering of the airplane into bushes and a fence during the aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the high density…Aug 19, 2007 · Substantial damage