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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMD Falcon · Monroe, MI · May 12, 1998

Date: May 12, 1998 · 02:50 local
Place: Monroe, MI
Airport: Custer Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GXPA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N617GA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA151
Reported as: AMD Falcon
Reported engine: GE CF700*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N617GARegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2007 · Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCONS/N 88 · Built 1967 Airframe modelDassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON Engine modelGE CF700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: at vr pilot attempted to rotate and found the elevator locked. Pilot ran off end of runway. (.4)the pilot-in-command reported that the flight controls were free during the preflight and before takeoff checks. He stated the applied power to takeoff and at vr (125 knots) when he went to pull back on the yoke, it would not move. He stated he tried to pull back three times to no avail. The takeoff was aborted and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into a field. Examination of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the flight controls. (-23) at vr pilot attempted to rotate and found the elevator locked. Pilot ran off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT VR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE AND FOUND THE ELEVATOR LOCKED. PILOT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FREE DURING THE PREFLIGHT AND BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKS. HE STATED THE APPLIED POWER TO TAKEOFF AND AT VR (125 KNOTS) WHEN HE WENT TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE STATED HE TRIED TO PULL BACK THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. (-23) AT VR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE AND FOUND THE ELEVATOR LOCKED. PILOT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe, MIthe pilot-in-command's inability to rotate during takeoff due to restricted movement of the elevator controls for undetermined reasons.May 12, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N617GA · 2

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

Accident 20010828026469ADetroit, MI(-23) Aircraft took off from Detroit City on runway 23 at about 500 feet and into the turn @ 2204Z, pilot reported main cargo door had come open. Pilot turned aircraft around and started his approach back to city airport on runway 33. Aircraft came in fast,…Aug 28, 2001 · No damage Incident 20000307022989IFinal Approach · Louisville, KY(-23)Pilot discrepancy report on gxpa flight log #458: "elevator travel on yoke from neutral to all the way back to the stops is 1/2 the distance ot other falcons in the fleet. It is twice the distance form neutral to full foward against stops. You…Mar 7, 2000