Inexperienced pilot loses control of aircraft with flight control problem.

Attributes
ACN	156551
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wvi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 383 flight time type : 41
ASRS Report	156551
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Started first takeoff roll, felt elevator was not effective, and aborted takeoff. Stopped and read that another pilot had flown plane earlier that day and I decided to fly around the pattern. Put in full nose up trim. Took off to fly around the pattern. Put in partial flaps, takeoff position, for landing due to concern about elevator effectiveness. Touched down too fast and ballooned back up. Didn't put in power for a go around due to concern about elevator effectiveness. Porpoised, landed very hard, bounced. Propeller was bent by bounced landing. Found out later that previous pilot had told FBO that 2/3 full nose trim was required for takeoff and full nose up trim for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED PLT LOSES CTL OF ACFT WITH FLT CTL PROBLEM.

Narrative: STARTED FIRST TKOF ROLL, FELT ELEVATOR WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, AND ABORTED TKOF. STOPPED AND READ THAT ANOTHER PLT HAD FLOWN PLANE EARLIER THAT DAY AND I DECIDED TO FLY AROUND THE PATTERN. PUT IN FULL NOSE UP TRIM. TOOK OFF TO FLY AROUND THE PATTERN. PUT IN PARTIAL FLAPS, TKOF POS, FOR LNDG DUE TO CONCERN ABOUT ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS. TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAST AND BALLOONED BACK UP. DIDN'T PUT IN PWR FOR A GO AROUND DUE TO CONCERN ABOUT ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS. PORPOISED, LANDED VERY HARD, BOUNCED. PROP WAS BENT BY BOUNCED LNDG. FOUND OUT LATER THAT PREVIOUS PLT HAD TOLD FBO THAT 2/3 FULL NOSE TRIM WAS REQUIRED FOR TKOF AND FULL NOSE UP TRIM FOR LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.