Takeoff aborted. Aircraft trim cable installed improperly.

Attributes
ACN	297078
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	297078
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The maintenance facility had just competed extensive work on the tail section of a T-207A. The pilot completed a preflight, no problems noticed. Takeoff was initiated. Pilot noticed it was difficult to rotate. Became airborne and began to trim. The situation worsened. Takeoff was aborted and landing uneventful on remaining runway. Returned to maintenance. Maintenance personnel stated that trim cable was installed incorrectly and that it had come loose. It had wrapped itself around the elevator cables. No damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED. ACFT TRIM CABLE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

Narrative: THE MAINT FACILITY HAD JUST COMPETED EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE TAIL SECTION OF A T-207A. THE PLT COMPLETED A PREFLT, NO PROBS NOTICED. TKOF WAS INITIATED. PLT NOTICED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ROTATE. BECAME AIRBORNE AND BEGAN TO TRIM. THE SIT WORSENED. TKOF WAS ABORTED AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL ON REMAINING RWY. RETURNED TO MAINT. MAINT PERSONNEL STATED THAT TRIM CABLE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND THAT IT HAD COME LOOSE. IT HAD WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE ELEVATOR CABLES. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.

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.