- Date
- September 25, 1987, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Sprgs, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3006BCessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870925056369A
- Case key
- 17310
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that after he lndd to pick up a pax, he engaged the control lock fm habit, but did not shut dwn the eng. He got clnc to taxi back to the rwy & takeoff, but 'forgot to release control lock.' The Cessna 195 has a combination control lock and parking brake. When engaged, it sets the brakes & locked only the ailerons & rudder. It did not lock the elevators. However, the elevator sys has a 'detent' that would hold the control full forward. Since the elevator control was full forwrd, the tail of the acft came up quickly. The plt stated tht 'upon realizing what was happening, I tried to unlock control but was too late and nose went into runway causing flip-over.' Later, when the plt was contactedfor clarification, he said he had moved the control into the detent to get it out of his way. Also, he said that during the takeoff roll, he could have pulled the control out of the detent 'with a little extra effort,' but 'things just happened too fast.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3006B
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7889
- Airframe hours
- 3,392
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-9, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Duane L. Burnett
- Registered owner
- Duane L Burnett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1987 · 4 hours before
- Destination
- SKX · Taos, NM
- Airport
- COS · Cty Of Colorado Spgs Muni, runway 12, 8,511 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,925 total · 150 in this make and model · 2,660 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.