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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Albany, NY · October 16, 2003

Date: October 16, 2003 · 08:05 local
Place: Albany, NY
Airport: Albany County
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: JJBA
Aircraft: N850CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04IA010
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot aborted take off, aircraft would not rotate. Pilot stated flight controls "elevator" would not move above neutral position at take off speed, but regained full elevator movement when speed reduced to taxi. Maintenance inspected aircraft and discovered and improperly installed elevator trim control wheel to be the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. PILOT STATED FLIGHT CONTROLS "ELEVATOR" WOULD NOT MOVE ABOVE NEUTRAL POSITION AT TAKE OFF SPEED, BUT REGAINED FULL ELEVATOR MOVEMENT WHEN SPEED REDUCED TO TAXI. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED AND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL WHEEL TO BE THE CAUSE.

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 NYC04IA010Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAlbany, NYThe maintenance technician's improper maintenance performed on the airplane, and his failure to perform a functional check, which resulted in a restricted movement of the elevator trim wheel. Factors were the captain's inadequate preflight inspection, and…Oct 16, 2003 · No damage