What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: this incident occured during a research and development test flight. The crew was experimenting with horizontal tail incidence angles to determine rotation speeds. The aircraft was loaded with a forward c.g. at max gross weight. The thrust reversers were not yet in operation. The aircraft was unable to rotate in this configuration and the takeoff was aborted. The aircraft was unable to stop in the remaining runway and it ran off the end of the runway. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. Airport conditions, the weather, or air traffic were not factors in this incident. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURED DURING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEST FLIGHT. THE CREW WAS EXPERIMENTING WITH HORIZONTAL TAIL INCIDENCE ANGLES TO DETERMINE ROTATION SPEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH A FORWARD C.G. AT MAX GROSS WEIGHT. THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE NOT YET IN OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE IN THIS CONFIGURATION AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRPORT CONDITIONS, THE WEATHER, OR AIR TRAFFIC WERE NOT FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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