# NTSB ATL95LA060: Cessna 182P, N6236F, Alabaster, AL, March 11, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 11, 1995, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Coordinates: 33.219856, -86.81932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2199&lon=-86.8193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3529/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA060

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A TAKEOFF WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL LOCK INSTALLED.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
  - flight control,gust lock - not removed (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - aborted

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT REMOVE THE CONTROL WHEEL LOCK PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## Factual narrative

On March 11, 1995, at 1130 central standard time, a Cessna 182P, N6236F, nosed over following an aborted takeoff at the Shelby County Airport, in Alabaster, Alabama. The private pilot was not injured, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by  Dr. Patrick L. Mills, of Birmingham, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was on file for the local, personal flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the aircraft would not rotate. He aborted the takeoff, and could not stop the aircraft in the remaining runway distance. The aircraft departed the runway, and nosed over. The pilot reported that he inadvertently attempted the takeoff with the control wheel lock installed.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6236F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182264138
- Airframe hours: 667
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mills, Patrick L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 14, 1995, 2 hours before
- Departed: 21A
- Airport: 21A, Shelby County, runway 15, 3,797 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 307 total, 6 in this make and model, 148 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM, 24 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950311003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311003709A), Mar 11, 1995: Cessna 182P, Alabaster, AL, Substantial damage. Unable to rotate on takeoff. Aborted and ran off end runway. Nosed over. Had forgotten to remove the control lock.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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