- Date
- June 3, 1991, 23:00 local (Jun 4, 1991, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Novato, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9967MCessna C-U206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 27270
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Probable cause
The pilot improperly used the mixture control, failed to attain the airspeed and delayed in aborting the takeoff.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was performing night takeoffs and landings to become current for night operations. He departed runway 13 and landed on runway 31. After landing on runway 31 and rolling out to the end of the runway the pilot again departed runway 13. The pilot forgot to place the mixture control in the rich position and began the takeoff roll. When the airplane was about two thirds down the runway the airplane's airspeed was insufficient to effect lift-off. The pilot aborted the takeoff but the remaining runway was insufficient to stop the airplane on the runway. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway and entered the soft and rough terrain and nosed over onto its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9967M
- Reported as
- Cessna C-U206B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604617
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barry, John D.
- Registered owner
- Barry, John D.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 056 · Gnoss, runway 31, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
Other investigations on N9967M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.