Field DH8C at Muskoka on Dec 6th 2013, rejected takeoff after being airborne
Last Update: December 24, 2013 / 22:04:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Field Aviation
Departure
Muskoka, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GNUD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The Canadian TSB confirmed the aircraft was briefly airborne while the takeoff was rejected due to excessive pitch control forces. While taxiing back the crew noticed the controls could not reach the full travel limits. Two subsequent high speed runs confirmed excessive control forces, then the aircraft was returned to a maintenance hangar. The aircraft was about to perform the first flight since being repainted, the flight controls had been removed by another contractor for the paint job. The controls had been reinstalled and balanced by the other contractor after the paint job, two independent signatures confirmed the works were done correctly and the aircraft was airworthy. Inspection revealed however that the counterweights on the elevator trim tab had been installed in reverse which prevented elevator spring tab full travel and increased aerodynamic load on the elevator controls at high speed. The counterweights were reinstalled correctly, the aircraft tested with no further faults and returned to service.
Muskoka features a runway 18/36 with 6000 feet/1830 meters length and a runway 09/27 of 2200 feet/670 meters.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Field Aviation
Departure
Muskoka, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GNUD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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