First officer of a beech 1900 experienced difficulty raising the aircraft nose for liftoff during ta...

Attributes
ACN	454421
Time
Date	199910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : row.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 61 flight time total : 3613 flight time type : 1822
ASRS Report	454421
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aircraft control other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Oct/xa/99 was my first day on line as a captain. My first officer had been with the company for about 6 months and on line about 4 months with about 300-400 hours in the aircraft. It was our third leg of the day. At approximately XA55 we departed the gate in roswell, NM, for abq. We did the after start checklist at the gate and taxied to runway 21 at intersection D for departure with approximately 9000 ft of runway. We completed the before takeoff checklist. It was the first officer's leg. The initial departure roll was normal. At vr the first officer could not rotate, stated the aircraft would not rotate and called abort, abort. I immediately looked at the trim and found it to be set between the aft mark and zero on the trim wheel. This was within the range for takeoff but for a takeoff with an aft center of gravity. We were light, our takeoff weight was 14064 pounds. We had ample runway, and since I was not on the yoke, and did not know how it felt, I decided to abort the takeoff in case there was a problem with the flight controls. After clearing the runway we agreed an improper trim setting was the problem. I believe the aircraft felt heavy to the first officer due to the aft trim setting. We reset the trim to the +3 position for a normal takeoff. To be certain of no other problems, we checked the flight controls again for free and correct movement -- everything checked out properly. We checked full manual movement of the trim wheel, the electric pitch trim, and the pitch trim disconnect switch -- they checked properly. We returned to the gate to visually confirm correct movement of the flight controls -- everything was fine. We discussed how the problem may have occurred. Either the first officer missed it on the checklist and I did not confirm its position, or the trim wheel was inadvertently moved manually or with the electric pitch trim switch. We then taxied to runway 21 full length and departed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A BEECH 1900 EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RAISING THE ACFT NOSE FOR LIFTOFF DURING TKOF ROLL AND THE FO CALLED AN ABORT. THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND INCORRECTLY SET FOR TKOF FOR COMPUTED WT AND BAL.

Narrative: OCT/XA/99 WAS MY FIRST DAY ON LINE AS A CAPT. MY FO HAD BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND ON LINE ABOUT 4 MONTHS WITH ABOUT 300-400 HRS IN THE ACFT. IT WAS OUR THIRD LEG OF THE DAY. AT APPROX XA55 WE DEPARTED THE GATE IN ROSWELL, NM, FOR ABQ. WE DID THE AFTER START CHKLIST AT THE GATE AND TAXIED TO RWY 21 AT INTXN D FOR DEP WITH APPROX 9000 FT OF RWY. WE COMPLETED THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG. THE INITIAL DEP ROLL WAS NORMAL. AT VR THE FO COULD NOT ROTATE, STATED THE ACFT WOULD NOT ROTATE AND CALLED ABORT, ABORT. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE TRIM AND FOUND IT TO BE SET BTWN THE AFT MARK AND ZERO ON THE TRIM WHEEL. THIS WAS WITHIN THE RANGE FOR TKOF BUT FOR A TKOF WITH AN AFT CTR OF GRAVITY. WE WERE LIGHT, OUR TKOF WT WAS 14064 LBS. WE HAD AMPLE RWY, AND SINCE I WAS NOT ON THE YOKE, AND DID NOT KNOW HOW IT FELT, I DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF IN CASE THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE FLT CTLS. AFTER CLRING THE RWY WE AGREED AN IMPROPER TRIM SETTING WAS THE PROB. I BELIEVE THE ACFT FELT HVY TO THE FO DUE TO THE AFT TRIM SETTING. WE RESET THE TRIM TO THE +3 POS FOR A NORMAL TKOF. TO BE CERTAIN OF NO OTHER PROBS, WE CHKED THE FLT CTLS AGAIN FOR FREE AND CORRECT MOVEMENT -- EVERYTHING CHKED OUT PROPERLY. WE CHKED FULL MANUAL MOVEMENT OF THE TRIM WHEEL, THE ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM, AND THE PITCH TRIM DISCONNECT SWITCH -- THEY CHKED PROPERLY. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE TO VISUALLY CONFIRM CORRECT MOVEMENT OF THE FLT CTLS -- EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WE DISCUSSED HOW THE PROB MAY HAVE OCCURRED. EITHER THE FO MISSED IT ON THE CHKLIST AND I DID NOT CONFIRM ITS POS, OR THE TRIM WHEEL WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED MANUALLY OR WITH THE ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM SWITCH. WE THEN TAXIED TO RWY 21 FULL LENGTH AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

First officer of a beech 1900 experienced difficulty raising the aircraft nose for liftoff during takeoff roll and the first officer called an abort. The elevator trim was found incorrectly set for takeoff for computed weight and balance.