- Date
- June 1, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6787RCessna T210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850601022039A
- Case key
- 13082
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the plt discovered that the elevator controls were jammed & pitch changes could only be made with elevator trim & power. An emerg landing was made using the trim, but the plt was unable to flare the acft at landing speed. The acft struck the rwy with the nose gear, breaking the nose gear off. A post-accident exam revealed that an autopilot adapter flange (recently installed to the back of the pilot's attitude indicator) was in a position to catch the elevator secondary stop on the pilot's control column. The elevator control could have been forcibly freed, but it would have required a large force to do so.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6787R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 140262-6-C
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental TIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Associates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- UWL · New Castle, IN
- Airport
- Marion, runway 22, 5,200 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,175 total · 303 in this make and model · 1,055 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIE, 20 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.
Other investigations on N6787R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.