28 Jul 2013: CESSNA 210M

28 Jul 2013: CESSNA 210M — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Shirley, NY, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control during an aborted takeoff as a result of his failure to properly configure the elevator trim prior to flight.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that, after completing a preflight inspection of the airplane and an engine run up, he taxied the airplane for departure. As the airplane rotated off the runway, the pilot noted that the control yoke felt "heavy." Approximately 25 feet above the ground, the pilot elected to abort the takeoff, and pitched the airplane's nose down. The airplane contacted the runway, bounced, and became airborne again. As the airplane touched down a second time in a nose-down attitude, the propeller struck the runway and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane skidded off the right side of the runway and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, right wing, and engine firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim wheel was set approximately halfway between the neutral trim and full nose-down trim positions.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pitch control — Not attained/maintained
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Related operating info

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 160/07kt, vis 10sm

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