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19th May 2011, 21:51

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Where would the nose go?

Hi Everyone,

I was looking at the accident investigation report for Midwest Flight 5418 a Beech 1900D which crashed after being over-loaded (using average baggage and pax weights at the time which, when calculated, were within limits) resulting in an aft C of G exacerbated by a limited downward deflection of the elevator after a rigging issue from maintenance.

Now with hind-sight, I put myself in the captains seat just after rotation, gear up and the nose starts pitching up despite full control column forward the nose continues to climb through, say 60 degrees, if I cut the throttles to idle would the nose pitch down at all given the engines are pretty much centre of the thrust line, or would the nose continue to rise given the aft C of G - now further aft due to the retraction of the gear- giving a similar disastrous end?
Here is an animation...

Any thoughts or theories?

Thanks

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