- Date
- November 18, 1984, 10:02 local (17:02 UTC)
- Place
- Glendale, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4845ECessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841118062409A
- Case key
- 24593
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft went to the left of the desired track for takeoff and the plt said that in the attempt to regain directional control by means of throttle manipulation and brake application (the plt in later inspection of rwy and brakes reported rubber marks on the rwy surface and 'the left brake was blue' pitch control was lost. The acfts tail continued to rise until the acft nosed over on the rwy. The plt reported in the 6120.1 report that the accident was not related to a mech failure/malfunction. The plts reported total time in this type of acft is 33 hrs of which 2 were flown in the last 30 days. The plt also reported a slight x-wind from the left and a 'p' factor increase as the tail of the acft began to rise during takeoff acceleration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4845E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503887
- Airframe hours
- 285
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marley Cattle Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1983 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- P37 · Glendale, AZ
- Airport
- P37 · Glendale Muni, runway 17, 2,400 × 50 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
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,950 total · 33 in this make and model · 3,660 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.