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PA28 pilot reports failure of his aircraft to rotate during takeoff even with full aft elevator input. The takeoff is rejected resulting in a runway excursion and damage to the aircraft but no injuries. A failed elevator control cable turnbuckle was discovered during post incident inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1082635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator ControlSystem |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 671 Flight Crew Type 132 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I departed my home airport and landed at ZZZ full stop and taxied back for a takeoff. Engine making full power at 60 knots added slight back pressure on yoke; plane became light on mains but with no rotation; checked airspeed passing 70 knots. Applied full back to yoke; still no rotation. Pulled throttle to idle; plane settled back onto runway. Began max breaking. Pulled mixture; slowed before running off end of pavement; past 200 feet of grass overrun and down a 20 feet ravine. Came to a stop in brush; with no injury to pilot. I checked the movement of yoke; free and clear but the elevator was not moving. I looked through baggage area into tail section and found the up elevator cable broken at the turnbuckle. The break was at the section where threaded section meets the barrel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 pilot reports failure of his aircraft to rotate during takeoff even with full aft elevator input. The takeoff is rejected resulting in a runway excursion and damage to the aircraft but no injuries. A failed elevator control cable turnbuckle was discovered during post incident inspection.
Narrative: I departed my home airport and landed at ZZZ full stop and taxied back for a takeoff. Engine making full power at 60 knots added slight back pressure on yoke; plane became light on mains but with no rotation; checked airspeed passing 70 knots. Applied full back to yoke; still no rotation. Pulled throttle to idle; plane settled back onto runway. Began max breaking. Pulled mixture; slowed before running off end of pavement; past 200 feet of grass overrun and down a 20 feet ravine. Came to a stop in brush; with no injury to pilot. I checked the movement of yoke; free and clear but the elevator was not moving. I looked through baggage area into tail section and found the up elevator cable broken at the turnbuckle. The break was at the section where threaded section meets the barrel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.