# Accident 19980512008969A: Amd FALCON, Monroe, MI, May 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1998, 02:50 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Airport: Custer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 41.9591° N, 83.4299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9591&lon=-83.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617GA-2007-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON (registry code 2720302, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- Reported engine: GE CF700*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA151), May 12, 1998: Dassault DA-20 (N617GA), Monroe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inability to rotate during takeoff due to restricted movement of the elevator controls for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N617GA (2)

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

- [Accident 20010828026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010828026469A), Aug 28, 2001: Amd FALCON (N617GA), Detroit, MI, No damage. (-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…
- [Incident 20000307022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307022989I), Mar 7, 2000: Amd FALCON (N617GA), 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…

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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