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Attributes | |
ACN | 185476 |
Time | |
Date | 199108 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500 |
ASRS Report | 185476 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1300 |
ASRS Report | 185680 |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was cleared for takeoff on runway 29 from intersection romeo. The takeoff roll seemed normal as the aircraft accelerated to V1, vr. I applied back pressure on the yoke but the nose would not raise to a positive pitch. More back pressure was applied until the control column hit the stops. By now the airspeed had increased to vr plus 15 KTS. I elected to abort the takeoff and the aircraft was brought to a stop with maximum braking and reverse. No further incident. Though nothing definite has been determined yet, it appears that 913 pounds of freight from central or south america was in fact 913 kilograms of freight giving the forward cargo compartment 1000 pounds more weight than the center of gravity envelope would allow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MDT UNABLE TO CAUSE NOSE OF ACFT TO RISE AFTER REACHING VR PLUS 15 KTS ABORTED TKOF. AT GATE FOUND CARGO LABELED 913 POUNDS, WAS ACTUALLY 913 KILOGRAMS. ACFT WAS LOADED APPROX 1000 POUNDS NOSE HVY.
Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 29 FROM INTXN ROMEO. THE TKOF ROLL SEEMED NORMAL AS THE ACFT ACCELERATED TO V1, VR. I APPLIED BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE BUT THE NOSE WOULD NOT RAISE TO A POSITIVE PITCH. MORE BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED UNTIL THE CTL COLUMN HIT THE STOPS. BY NOW THE AIRSPD HAD INCREASED TO VR PLUS 15 KTS. I ELECTED TO ABORT THE TKOF AND THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH MAX BRAKING AND REVERSE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THOUGH NOTHING DEFINITE HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET, IT APPEARS THAT 913 POUNDS OF FREIGHT FROM CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICA WAS IN FACT 913 KILOGRAMS OF FREIGHT GIVING THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT 1000 POUNDS MORE WT THAN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY ENVELOPE WOULD ALLOW.
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.