What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During the takeoff roll the pilot reports that the aircraft yoke began pitching nose down. She reached down and began to re-trim the elevator when the aircraft lifted off. At the same time she noticed that the autopilot was engaged, she depressed the disengage switch and the controls were immediately released. She then pulled the throttle and mixture to idle cutoff and the aircraft descended abruptly about 5 feet and bounced. The aircraft came back up into the air and upon settling down came to rest on a gravel road parallel to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT YOKE BEGAN PITCHING NOSE DOWN. SHE REACHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO RE-TRIM THE ELEVATOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF. AT THE SAME TIME SHE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, SHE DEPRESSED THE DISENGAGE SWITCH AND THE CONTROLS WERE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED. SHE THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ABRUPTLY ABOUT 5 FEET AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK UP INTO THE AIR AND UPON SETTLING DOWN CAME TO REST ON A GRAVEL ROAD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N193ME · 2
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