At approximately 1412 Pacific time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the departure end of Runway 25 on the takeoff roll. The two Airline Transport pilots and 13 passengers were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The captain subsequently reported the airplane accelerated normally but, upon reaching VR. the nose wouldnt come up. The yoke was pulled back until it was in the pilots chest, the nose wouldnt come off the ground.” The captain then rejected the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining available runway.
June 10, 2007, Santa Barbara, Calif., Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900
At approximately 1412 Pacific time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the departure end of Runway 25 on the takeoff roll. The two Airline Transport pilots and 13 passengers were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The captain subsequently reported the airplane accelerated normally but, upon reaching VR. the nose wouldnt come up. The yoke was pulled back until it was in the pilots chest, the nose wouldnt come off the ground. The captain then rejected the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining available runway.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage after overrunning the departure end of Runway 25 during its takeoff roll; however, the two pilots and 13 passengers were not injured.
- The captain reported that upon reaching VR, the aircraft's nose failed to lift despite full backward pressure on the yoke.
- A rejected takeoff was subsequently initiated, but the airplane was unable to stop on the remaining available runway.
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