Smoka - my recollection of that prang was that the aircraft was also overloaded and out the back of the C of G - I am sure someone in here will correct me if I am wrong.
I recall the press at the time praising the pilot for her skill in crashing into a creek, which largely put the fire out!
Dr 
PS: Can't say I have tried a full nose-up trim TO in an A36 (or the FTDK for that matter) but given the elevator forces normally associated with an A36 (compared for instance to the C210), I suspect a full nose-up trim TO would be do-able in the A36 - one handed!