Narrative:

The captain and I arrived at the aircraft to begin our day. We completed the appropriate checklists and I performed the exterior preflight. After the passenger were boarded, we started the aircraft and taxied out. The captain xferred the controls to me. We were instructed to taxi into position and hold and were cleared for takeoff shortly thereafter. During the takeoff roll, 'V1 rotate' was called and I began to rotate. It seemed to be taking much more back pressure than normal to rotate and the aircraft felt like it 'popped' off the ground. During climb out, we discussed the abnormal rotation and we decided to return to mli for a precautionary landing. We requested and received clearance to land. During the downwind, I was asked whether or not the controls felt normal. I stated they felt normal. We followed standard procedures, ran our checklists, and made a normal approach and landing. Shortly after touchdown, we felt the aircraft begin to decelerate. Soon afterward, we felt and heard the aircraft shake and vibrate, which we later found out was caused by all 4 main tires deflating. Directional control was maintained throughout the landing roll and the aircraft came to a stop about 1.5 ft from the centerline. Tower advised us that there was some smoke and asked if we needed assistance. We did not execute an emergency evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft and there were no injuries to passenger or crew. After completing checklists, shutting down, and securing the aircraft, we deplaned the passenger and had them xported to the terminal. Maintenance personnel theorized that the most likely cause of this situation was that the parking brake had not fully released when we released it to begin taxiing, even though the release handle appeared to be fully retracted and even though the aircraft taxied and handled normally during our taxi out and takeoff. At no time during taxi, takeoff, flight, or landing did either of us set the parking brake and forget to release it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE190 CREW HAD A TKOF THAT FELT ABNORMAL, TO THE POINT THAT THEY RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO BEGIN OUR DAY. WE COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND I PERFORMED THE EXTERIOR PREFLT. AFTER THE PAX WERE BOARDED, WE STARTED THE ACFT AND TAXIED OUT. THE CAPT XFERRED THE CTLS TO ME. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD AND WERE CLRED FOR TKOF SHORTLY THEREAFTER. DURING THE TKOF ROLL, 'V1 ROTATE' WAS CALLED AND I BEGAN TO ROTATE. IT SEEMED TO BE TAKING MUCH MORE BACK PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO ROTATE AND THE ACFT FELT LIKE IT 'POPPED' OFF THE GND. DURING CLBOUT, WE DISCUSSED THE ABNORMAL ROTATION AND WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO MLI FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND. DURING THE DOWNWIND, I WAS ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THE CTLS FELT NORMAL. I STATED THEY FELT NORMAL. WE FOLLOWED STANDARD PROCS, RAN OUR CHKLISTS, AND MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WE FELT THE ACFT BEGIN TO DECELERATE. SOON AFTERWARD, WE FELT AND HEARD THE ACFT SHAKE AND VIBRATE, WHICH WE LATER FOUND OUT WAS CAUSED BY ALL 4 MAIN TIRES DEFLATING. DIRECTIONAL CTL WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE LNDG ROLL AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 1.5 FT FROM THE CTRLINE. TWR ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS SOME SMOKE AND ASKED IF WE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. WE DID NOT EXECUTE AN EMER EVAC OF THE ACFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. AFTER COMPLETING CHKLISTS, SHUTTING DOWN, AND SECURING THE ACFT, WE DEPLANED THE PAX AND HAD THEM XPORTED TO THE TERMINAL. MAINT PERSONNEL THEORIZED THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS SIT WAS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD NOT FULLY RELEASED WHEN WE RELEASED IT TO BEGIN TAXIING, EVEN THOUGH THE RELEASE HANDLE APPEARED TO BE FULLY RETRACTED AND EVEN THOUGH THE ACFT TAXIED AND HANDLED NORMALLY DURING OUR TAXI OUT AND TKOF. AT NO TIME DURING TAXI, TKOF, FLT, OR LNDG DID EITHER OF US SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND FORGET TO RELEASE IT.

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.