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Flight crew of light transport has an unusual nose high attitude develop about 50 ft after takeoff. Captain trims aircraft to stabilize and it flies ok. At destination cargo door cannot be opened. 6 bags are removed before door can be opened. Cargo had shifted and blocked the door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lan |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lan |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 393140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff aircraft rotated normally. At approximately 50 ft aircraft suddenly pitched up to 18 degrees nose high before PF was able to trim nose down to maintain airspeed. Aircraft control ability was ok at this point so flight continued. Remainder of flight and landing were normal. At gate ramp personnel could not open cargo door. Maintenance called and 6 bags were removed before door could be opened. Bags had shifted on rotation causing a center of gravity change and blocking operation of cargo door. Perhaps some sort of barrier between cargo zones #1 and #2 could be installed?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LTT HAS AN UNUSUAL NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DEVELOP ABOUT 50 FT AFTER TKOF. CAPT TRIMS ACFT TO STABILIZE AND IT FLIES OK. AT DEST CARGO DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. 6 BAGS ARE REMOVED BEFORE DOOR CAN BE OPENED. CARGO HAD SHIFTED AND BLOCKED THE DOOR.
Narrative: ON TKOF ACFT ROTATED NORMALLY. AT APPROX 50 FT ACFT SUDDENLY PITCHED UP TO 18 DEGS NOSE HIGH BEFORE PF WAS ABLE TO TRIM NOSE DOWN TO MAINTAIN AIRSPD. ACFT CONTROL ABILITY WAS OK AT THIS POINT SO FLT CONTINUED. REMAINDER OF FLT AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. AT GATE RAMP PERSONNEL COULD NOT OPEN CARGO DOOR. MAINT CALLED AND 6 BAGS WERE REMOVED BEFORE DOOR COULD BE OPENED. BAGS HAD SHIFTED ON ROTATION CAUSING A CTR OF GRAVITY CHANGE AND BLOCKING OP OF CARGO DOOR. PERHAPS SOME SORT OF BARRIER BTWN CARGO ZONES #1 AND #2 COULD BE INSTALLED?
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.