# Incident 19980201004669I: Beech A36TC, Erie, PA, February 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1998
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36877, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36877) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980201004669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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^

## Other reports on N36877 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920907042889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907042889I), Sep 7, 1992: Beech A36TC (N36877), Put In Bay, OH, Minor damage. At command of the pilot the passenger inadvertantly retracted landing gear instead of flaps on rollout.
- [Incident 19861129080629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861129080629I), Nov 29, 1986: Beech A36TC (N36877), Battleground, WA. Electric trim went full nose down requiring excessive crew force to maintain control. Found faulty pitch trim servo

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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