Cessna C-U206B N9967M

Summary

On 4 June 1991 at about 06:00 local time, a Cessna C-U206B registered N9967M, operated by Barry, John D., was involved in an accident near Novato, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 1991 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Novato, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gnoss (056)

Coordinates

38.1008, -122.6297

Aircraft

Cessna C-U206B

Registration

N9967M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Barry, John D.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX91LA287

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, FAILED TO ATTAIN THE AIRSPEED AND DELAYED IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.