Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Nevada County Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Grass Valley, California 95945
Thursday, December 14, 1995 8:00 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT ABORTED HIS FIRST TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE ENGINE PRODUCED ONLY 25 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND NOT THE NORMAL TAKEOFF POWER OF 38 INCHES AT 2,700 RPM. THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP SWITCH TO LOW AND WAS ABLE TO GAIN 3 MORE INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, BUT AGAIN NOT FULL TAKEOFF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND TAKEOFF. AT 80 KNOTS THE PILOT ROTATED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE BECAME LIGHT ON THE LANDING GEAR, AT WHICH TIME THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SAW THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND MOVED IT TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY WITH ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE FOOTING OF A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IS LISTED AS AN ITEM ON THE AIRPLANE'S BEFORE STARTING ENGINE CHECKLIST. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION FOUND THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE 8- TO 10-INCH DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
the failure of the pilot to follow the before starting engine checklist and ensure that the landing gear selector was in the down position, and the pilot's decision to takeoff with a known aircraft deficiency.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/14/1995 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 800 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | GRASS VALLEY |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 95945 |
| Event Date Year | 1995 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | NEVADA COUNTY AIRPARK |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | O17 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 3151 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 955 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 240 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BAB |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 113 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 21 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Thin Broken |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 11 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 200 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1543 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 14 1995 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1032 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 7 2000 4:52PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4598K |
| NTSB Number | LAX96LA072 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | P210N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | P210N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | P21000230 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 12 1995 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 5 |
| Airframe Hours | 2422 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | KING, LARRY W. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 13070 FAWNHILL DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | GRASS VALLEY |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 95737 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | O56 |
| Destination City | NOVATO |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 25 |
| Runway Length | 3915 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |