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Incident

FAA incident report · Bac AVRO 146-RJ85A · Romulus, MI · February 23, 2003

Date: February 23, 2003 · 10:47 local
Place: Romulus, MI
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Aircraft: N522XJ
Reported as: Bac AVRO146RJ85A
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total3,948 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N522XJRegistration cancelled May 17, 2007 · British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85AS/N E2347 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A Engine modelAlliedsign LF507-1FTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Crew waited for aircraft to be taxied to gate from hangar, assuming that it had been inside and deiced. On the crew walk-around there was no snow or ice visible. Control ck was normal on take off roll nose came off the ground before V1 and continued to rise with control column pushed forward. Aborted take off, post flight still did not show ice or snow from ground. On closer inspection ice was found between elevator and stab and aileron to wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW WAITED FOR AIRCRAFT TO BE TAXIED TO GATE FROM HANGAR, ASSUMING THAT IT HAD BEEN INSIDE AND DEICED. ON THE CREW WALK-AROUND THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE VISIBLE. CONTROL CK WAS NORMAL ON TAKE OFF ROLL NOSE CAME OFF THE GROUND BEFORE V1 AND CONTINUED TO RISE WITH CONTROL COLUMN PUSHED FORWARD. ABORTED TAKE OFF, POST FLIGHT STILL DID NOT SHOW ICE OR SNOW FROM GROUND. ON CLOSER INSPECTION ICE WAS FOUND BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND STAB AND AILERON TO WING.