Narrative:

We were departing runway 21 at rockland; me; en route to augusta; me; a distance of less than 30 mi. When my first officer called 'V1; rotate' at 100 KIAS; I pulled on the yoke with both hands and it did not move. It was stuck; and I pulled significantly harder. Something in the system released; the yoke moved quickly aft and the aircraft jumped into the air. Rather than return to rkd; which had men and equipment working on runway 13/31 (the longer runway); I elected to continue to augusta; only 12 mins away. All was normal en route except the elevator trim moved very slowly to nose up; requiring about 1/2 unit nose down trim every 1-2 mins. After landing in augusta; a flight control check and an external inspection revealed no abnormalities. I entered the event in the maintenance log immediately and contacted my company. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that due to the primary flight control write-up made at the conclusion of the flight; the FAA investigated and has determined this event to be an official incident. The initial determination of the cause of the problem is some missing fasteners on 1 elevator hinge.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF BE19 ENCOUNTER STUCK ELEVATOR ON ROTATION. EXTRA FORCE RELEASES THE CTLS AND THE FLT CONTINUES TO A MORE SUITABLE ARPT (THEIR DEST) WHERE THEY LAND AND SEEK MAINT.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING RWY 21 AT ROCKLAND; ME; ENRTE TO AUGUSTA; ME; A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 30 MI. WHEN MY FO CALLED 'V1; ROTATE' AT 100 KIAS; I PULLED ON THE YOKE WITH BOTH HANDS AND IT DID NOT MOVE. IT WAS STUCK; AND I PULLED SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER. SOMETHING IN THE SYS RELEASED; THE YOKE MOVED QUICKLY AFT AND THE ACFT JUMPED INTO THE AIR. RATHER THAN RETURN TO RKD; WHICH HAD MEN AND EQUIP WORKING ON RWY 13/31 (THE LONGER RWY); I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO AUGUSTA; ONLY 12 MINS AWAY. ALL WAS NORMAL ENRTE EXCEPT THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOVED VERY SLOWLY TO NOSE UP; REQUIRING ABOUT 1/2 UNIT NOSE DOWN TRIM EVERY 1-2 MINS. AFTER LNDG IN AUGUSTA; A FLT CTL CHK AND AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. I ENTERED THE EVENT IN THE MAINT LOG IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACTED MY COMPANY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE PRIMARY FLT CTL WRITE-UP MADE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FLT; THE FAA INVESTIGATED AND HAS DETERMINED THIS EVENT TO BE AN OFFICIAL INCIDENT. THE INITIAL DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE PROB IS SOME MISSING FASTENERS ON 1 ELEVATOR HINGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.