ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289530
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 2011 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N11625 |
| MSN: | 17702360 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1650 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reading, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reading Regional Airport/Spaatz Field, PA (RDG/KRDG) |
| Doylestown Airport, PA (DYL/KDYL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane accelerated and lifted off the runway normally; however, he subsequently noticed that the elevator control could not be moved. He reduced engine power and aborted the takeoff. The airplane struck the runway hard and bounced, before coming to rest. The airplane's nose gear collapsed and the firewall was substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nut that secured the shock mount to the pilot's instrument panel on the right side was missing. The left side shock mount was sheared. A portion of the instrument panel had shifted downward and the directional gyro housing was in contact with a portion of the yoke control column, restricting its movement. The airplane had been operated for about 60 hours, since its most recent annual inspection, which was performed about 5 months prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane which resulted in a shift of the shock mounted portion of the pilot's instrument panel, causing an interference of the pitch control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA154
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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