What happened
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(-23) Pilot attempted take-off on runway 24 (3011 feet long) with control wheel gust lock installed. As the aircraft reached take-off speed (70 knots), the pilot applied gentle back pressure to rotate to climb attitude. There was no response to this control input so he began trimming the nose up with electric trim and manual trim wheel. This did not correct the situation either. By this time he was accelerating through 100 knots airspeed and had used up considerable runway (approximately 1500 feet). He stated that when he realized he needed to abort the takeoff he reduced power and used maximum braking. He was unable to stop on the remaining runway and departed the departure end of runway 24 coming to rest approximately 200 feet beyond the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 24 (3011 FEET LONG) WITH CONTROL WHEEL GUST LOCK INSTALLED. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED TAKE-OFF SPEED (70 KNOTS), THE PILOT APPLIED GENTLE BACK PRESSURE TO ROTATE TO CLIMB ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THIS CONTROL INPUT SO HE BEGAN TRIMMING THE NOSE UP WITH ELECTRIC TRIM AND MANUAL TRIM WHEEL. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION EITHER. BY THIS TIME HE WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH 100 KNOTS AIRSPEED AND HAD USED UP CONSIDERABLE RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET). HE STATED THAT WHEN HE REALIZED HE NEEDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF HE REDUCED POWER AND USED MAXIMUM BRAKING. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY.
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