- Date
- April 10, 1987, 08:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- Gillette, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6670NCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870410009159A
- Case key
- 17196
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reports that just after the tail was raised on the takeoff roll, his seat slid full aft on the rails. He said he was unable to reach the rudder pedals and the acft swerved to the lt, ground looped, and nosed over. The plt was not injured but the passenger received a minor cut. The plt reported that the 'pilot seat rail failed to lock.' Examination of the seat rail and locking mechanism after the acdt did not reveal any evidence of a failure or malfunction of the system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6670N
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504313
- Airframe hours
- 550
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles A. Rogler, doing business as Consolidated Exporters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Charles A Rogler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1986 · 130 hours before
- Destination
- 6S5 · Hamilton, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County, runway 34, 7,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,635 total · 550 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 19 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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