# NTSB CHI98LA151: Dassault DA-20, N617GA, Monroe, MI, May 12, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 12, 1998, 02:50 local (06:50 UTC) - Place: Monroe, MI - Coordinates: 41.95906, -83.429885 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9591&lon=-83.4299&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 28, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10876 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA151 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10876/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA151 ## Probable cause the pilot-in-command's inability to rotate during takeoff due to restricted movement of the elevator controls for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run - flight control,elevator - movement restricted (cause) - reason for occurrence undetermined - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - rotation - not possible, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot-in-command reported that the flight controls were free during the preflight and before takeoff checks. He stated the applied power to takeoff and at Vr (125 knots) when he went to pull back on the yoke, it would not move. He stated he tried to pull back three times to no avail. The takeoff was aborted and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into a field. Examination of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the flight controls. ## Factual narrative On May 12, 1998, at 0250 eastern daylight time (edt), a Dassault Falcon DA-20, N617GA, registered to Grand Aire Express, Inc., of Monroe, Michigan, and operated by an airline transport pilot, ran off the end of Runway 21 (5,000'x100' dry/asphalt) at the Monroe- Custer Airport, Monroe, Michigan, after experiencing a stuck elevator control during takeoff. The pilot and co=pilot were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The 14 CFR Part 135 flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot-in-command reported that the flight controls were free when they were checked during the preflight and before takeoff checks. He stated he applied power to takeoff and at Vr (125 knots) when he went to pull back on the yoke, it would not move. He stated he tried to pull back three times to no avail. At this time, he called to abort the takeoff. He stated that he reduced the power to idle and applied maximum braking while the co-pilot extended the airbrakes. He reported that the airplane rolled off the end of the runway at which time he moved the throttles to the idle cutoff position. The airplane came to rest in a farm field off the end of the runway. The pilot-in-command reported that the balanced field length was calculated to be 4,500' with V1 being 123 knots. The airplane was examined by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration Belleville, Michigan, Flight Standards District Office. The inspection of the airplane's flight control systems failed to reveal any failure and/or malfunction which would have resulted in the pilot-in-commands inability to apply aft pressure on the control yoke. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N617GA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617GA-2007-02-27), registration cancelled 2007-02-27, S/N 88, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Dassault DA-20 - Registry model: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE CF700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (registry code 30010, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 88 - Engines: GE CF700 4500 lbs thrust turbo jet - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Grand Aire Express Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: TTF - Destination: ILN, WILMINGTON, OH - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TTF, Monroe Custer, runway 21, 5,000 × 100 ft, macadam ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 3,090 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TTF ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980512008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008969A), May 12, 1998: Amd FALCON, Monroe, MI, Substantial damage. Narrative: at vr pilot attempted to rotate and found the elevator locked. Pilot ran off end of runway. (.4)the pilot-in-command reported that the flight… ## Other investigations on N617GA (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI01LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA296), Aug 28, 2001: Dassault/SUD Fan Jet Falcon (N617GA), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The wheels up landing performed by the flightcrew during the emergency landing and improper aircraft preflight by the pilot in command. Factors were the unsecured cargo door, the cemetery fence, and… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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