What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 11, 2003 ATP rated PIC and SIC departed palwaukee airport (pwk), wheeling, IL on a 14 CFR 135 - on-demand flight with 3 passengers. The aircraft was departing on runway 34. During the take-off run it was determined the aircraft did not want to rotate at the proper airspeed. The pilots aborted the take-off. The plane came to rest approximately 200 feet off of the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, particularly to the right wing, right landing gear and nose landing gear. No fire. No injuries. The aircraft system is designed that while there is weight on the wheel, when the flap lever is moved from the 0 degree detent, the horizontal stabilizer will automatically move to a -2 degree position for takeoff. If either the flaps or the stabilizer do not move when this action is initiated, a mis comp light will illuminate on the master caution panel. Additionally a no takeoff light located on the same annunciator panel will illuminate and a warning horn will sound. The flaps were lowered to 15 degrees, however, the stabilizer remained on the +1 degree (cruise) position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2003 ATP RATED PIC AND SIC DEPARTED PALWAUKEE AIRPORT (PWK), WHEELING, IL ON A 14 CFR 135 - ON-DEMAND FLIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 34. DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO ROTATE AT THE PROPER AIRSPEED. THE PILOTS ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF. THE PLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PARTICULARLY TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM IS DESIGNED THAT WHILE THERE IS WEIGHT ON THE WHEEL, WHEN THE FLAP LEVER IS MOVED FROM THE 0 DEGREE DETENT, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE TO A -2 DEGREE POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. IF EITHER THE FLAPS OR THE STABILIZER DO NOT MOVE WHEN THIS ACTION IS INITIATED, A MIS COMP LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE MASTER CAUTION PANEL. ADDITIONALLY A NO TAKEOFF LIGHT LOCATED ON THE SAME ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND A WARNING HORN WILL SOUND. THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 15 DEGREES, HOWEVER, THE STABILIZER REMAINED ON THE +1 DEGREE (CRUISE) POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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