yankee_one
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There was a thread today about an accident in Fla over the weekend which prompted me to take a look at the NTSB accident database.After looking for the one accident, I decided to look around a bit and couldn't belive what I saw.
I almost pasted this in the Humor thread, but it's just so #$%! stupid, I posted it here. I guess there might have been no wind that day, so he might not have needed any crosswind correction for taxi or take off, but what about his pre-flight inspection and the pre-takeoff checklist? "Flight controls free and correct." Would the FAA yank his license for something so neglagent? Granted we're all human and prone to make a mistake, but this was just pathetic.
NTSB Identification: MIA04CA005. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number DMS.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, October 19, 2003 in Everglades City, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/30/03
Aircraft: Cessna 172N, registration: N933JH
Injuries: 1 Minor.
The pilot stated to the NTSB that he was trying to takeoff and when he was about 1/4 of the distance from the end of the runway he attempted to pull back on the control yoke and lift off, but nothing happened. He said that at the time he noticed that the airspeed was about 60 knots, but yet he could not raise the nose of the airplane, so he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop, and the airplane departed off the end of the runway. He stated, he did not remove the control lock prior to flight, and added that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation which resulted in the airplane's gust lock being left installed, which resulted in the airplane not being able lift off during the takeoff roll, and damage to the airplane when it overran the runway and crashed into the water at the end of the runway.
MIA04CA005
On October 19, 2003, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N933JH, registered to, and operated by Executive Aircrafts Inc., as a Title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of the runway during takeoff at Everglades Airport, Everglades City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received minor injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated to the NTSB that he was trying to take off from Everglades City Airport, and when he was about 1/4 of the distance from the end of the runway he attempted to pull back on the control yoke and lift off, but nothing happened. He said that at the time he noticed that the airspeed was about 60 knots, but yet he could not raise the nose of the airplane, so he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop, and the airplane went off the end of the runway. He stated, "to make a long story short, what I did was that I did not remove the control lock from the yoke." According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
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I almost pasted this in the Humor thread, but it's just so #$%! stupid, I posted it here. I guess there might have been no wind that day, so he might not have needed any crosswind correction for taxi or take off, but what about his pre-flight inspection and the pre-takeoff checklist? "Flight controls free and correct." Would the FAA yank his license for something so neglagent? Granted we're all human and prone to make a mistake, but this was just pathetic.
NTSB Identification: MIA04CA005. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number DMS.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, October 19, 2003 in Everglades City, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/30/03
Aircraft: Cessna 172N, registration: N933JH
Injuries: 1 Minor.
The pilot stated to the NTSB that he was trying to takeoff and when he was about 1/4 of the distance from the end of the runway he attempted to pull back on the control yoke and lift off, but nothing happened. He said that at the time he noticed that the airspeed was about 60 knots, but yet he could not raise the nose of the airplane, so he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop, and the airplane departed off the end of the runway. He stated, he did not remove the control lock prior to flight, and added that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation which resulted in the airplane's gust lock being left installed, which resulted in the airplane not being able lift off during the takeoff roll, and damage to the airplane when it overran the runway and crashed into the water at the end of the runway.
MIA04CA005
On October 19, 2003, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N933JH, registered to, and operated by Executive Aircrafts Inc., as a Title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of the runway during takeoff at Everglades Airport, Everglades City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received minor injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated to the NTSB that he was trying to take off from Everglades City Airport, and when he was about 1/4 of the distance from the end of the runway he attempted to pull back on the control yoke and lift off, but nothing happened. He said that at the time he noticed that the airspeed was about 60 knots, but yet he could not raise the nose of the airplane, so he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop, and the airplane went off the end of the runway. He stated, "to make a long story short, what I did was that I did not remove the control lock from the yoke." According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
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