What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during take-off and upon rotation the pilot stated the aircraft appeared extremely heavy and did not want to rotate as it normally does. The aircraft had just come out of an annual inspection. The pilot feared there was a serious problem that would effect flying safely. He retarded the throttle and the aircraft began to porpoise. Speed at rotation was 79KTS IAS. On the second oscillation the nose gear impacted the runway and crash trucks were on the scene immediately. The aircraft was taken to north coast aviation for inspection. An inspection of the aircraft was conducted. There was no malfunction noted. It was revealed that if the autopilot was to be engaged the controls became very heavy. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING TAKE-OFF AND UPON ROTATION THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED EXTREMELY HEAVY AND DID NOT WANT TO ROTATE AS IT NORMALLY DOES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT FEARED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WOULD EFFECT FLYING SAFELY. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. SPEED AT ROTATION WAS 79KTS IAS. ON THE SECOND OSCILLATION THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND CRASH TRUCKS WERE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO NORTH COAST AVIATION FOR INSPECTION. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION NOTED. IT WAS REVEALED THAT IF THE AUTOPILOT WAS TO BE ENGAGED THE CONTROLS BECAME VERY HEAVY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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