What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time, a beechjet privacy data omittedwas departing kvbt with 9 souls aboard. Aircraft exterior preflight checks was completed. Calculated takeoff performance data and all checks accomplished prior to departure. No discrepancies noted. Weather was clear below 12000 ft. with a visibility of 10+ miles and the runway was dry. Winds out of 210 at 10 KTS. The pilot back-taxied to use all available runway. He continued completing the checklist and checked flight controls. Pilot state all controls felt normal. privacy data omitted Started takeoff roll and accelerated normally. The aircraft began rotation. The nose pitched up as normal, then the main wheels came off the ground. The pilot stated he felt the nose dip a little, and added more back pressure to the yoke. At this point, he heard and felt a “snap” and there was no tension on the controls whatsoever. The nose immediately pitched down on its own, and the aircraft was back on the ground. He applied maximum braking and pulled full thrust reverse. The aircraft departed the end of the runway through a grass/dirt field collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane did a 270° turn and came to rest. There was one (1) minor injury and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 P.M. LOCAL TIME, A BEECHJET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS DEPARTING KVBT WITH 9 SOULS ABOARD. AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR PREFLIGHT CHECKS WAS COMPLETED. CALCULATED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE DATA AND ALL CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR BELOW 12000 FT. WITH A VISIBILITY OF 10+ MILES AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY. WINDS OUT OF 210 AT 10 KTS. THE PILOT BACK-TAXIED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY. HE CONTINUED COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST AND CHECKED FLIGHT CONTROLS. PILOT STATE ALL CONTROLS FELT NORMAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROTATION. THE NOSE PITCHED UP AS NORMAL, THEN THE MAIN WHEELS CAME OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE NOSE DIP A LITTLE, AND ADDED MORE BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE. AT THIS POINT, HE HEARD AND FELT A “SNAP” AND THERE WAS NO TENSION ON THE CONTROLS WHATSOEVER. THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY PITCHED DOWN ON ITS OWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACK ON THE GROUND. HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND PULLED FULL THRUST REVERSE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH A GRASS/DIRT FIELD COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE DID A 270° TURN AND CAME TO REST. THERE WAS ONE (1) MINOR INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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