AKRON, CO, USA
N1980U
CESSNA 185
THE AIRCRAFT WAS APRX 200 LBS UNDER MAX GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ALL OF HIS PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS HAD BEEN AT NEAR SEA LEVEL. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT USED TO HIGH DENSITY TAKEOFFS SUCH AS THIS ONE (7011 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED APRX THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY INTO 'A LITTLE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE', CLIMBED TO 100 FT AGL WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED AND THE FLAPS WERE RAISED TO 10 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT IT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK DOWN AND STALLED AT APRX 15 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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