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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 195B · Llano, TX · January 6, 2015

Date: January 6, 2015 · 15:45 local
Place: Llano, TX
Airport: Llano Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2125C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA099
Reported as: Cessna 195B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,879 total75 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N2125CRegistered now · Cessna 195BS/N 16110 Airframe modelCessna 195B

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What happened

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

Pilot was departing on runway 17 from Llano airport (aqo) Llano, Texas enroute to denton municipal airport denton, Texas (dto). According to pilot on takeoff roll, the engine lost power at lift off. The airplane pitched foward, causing the propeller to strike the runway. The airplane then turned slightly right and bounced back into the air. In trying to to get airplane to stop, the airplane flipped onto its back.

Inspectors from this office investigated the accident scene and determined the engine was making power at takeoff. Pilot lost control of the airplane on takeoff roll and did get airborne momentarily then bounced back down to the runway striking the propeller in excess of 30 times before turning right and then leaving the runway. Upon leaving runway airplane flipped over onto its back. Pilot and passenger were not hurt. Fuel on board was 76 gallons. There was no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 17 FROM LLANO AIRPORT (AQO) LLANO, TEXAS ENROUTE TO DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DENTON, TEXAS (DTO). ACCORDING TO PILOT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT LIFT OFF. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FOWARD, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN TURNED SLIGHTLY RIGHT AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. IN TRYING TO TO GET AIRPLANE TO STOP, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AT TAKEOFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND DID GET AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY THEN BOUNCED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE PROPELLER IN EXCESS OF 30 TIMES BEFORE TURNING RIGHT AND THEN LEAVING THE RUNWAY. UPON LEAVING RUNWAY AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT. FUEL ON BOARD WAS 76 GALLONS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

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 CEN15LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLlano, TXThe pilot’s overrotation of the airplane when lifting the tail during the takeoff roll, which allowed the propeller to come in contact with the runway and resulted in a reduction in engine power and the pilot’s subsequent loss of directional control.Jan 6, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2125C · 3

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

Accident 19980725023909ALevel Off Touchdown · Ashland, ORHigh sink. Hit rwy tail first. Bounced. Lost control. Ground looped. Folded right main. Flipped over. (.4)the pilot stated that while he was performing a touch-and-go landing he landed with an excessive sink rate and the main landing gear collapsed. (-23) at…Jul 25, 1998 · Substantial damage Accident 19790630014119ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tyler, TXPilot applied brakes too heavily on landing roll. Tail wheel aircraft flipped over on its back on runway.Jun 30, 1979 · Substantial damage Incident 19790526027899IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tyler, TXStudent applied brake on roll out, ran off side of runway.May 26, 1979 · Minor damage