ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284205
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 2007 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3580Y |
| MSN: | 18254480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakersfield, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA (BFL/KBFL) |
| Delano Municipal Airport, CA (KDLO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane porpoised on the runway while decelerating during a rejected takeoff. The pilot did not have the Cessna issued gust lock that fits into the hole in the control yoke. Therefore, he placed a machine bolt into the hole to keep the flight controls steady while he washed his airplane. During the pilot's subsequent preflight and pretakeoff check he failed to observe that movement of the flight controls was restricted. During takeoff, as the airplane became airborne, the bolt's presence was discovered, and the pilot retarded the throttle. The airplane contacted the runway in a nose low attitude and porpoised, thereby bending the firewall and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and pretakeoff checks during which he failed to remove the gust lock.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA286
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 13:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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