Synopsis of the Air2000 incident.
had initiated rotation at the correct speed but he had rapidly applied appreciably more rearwards side-stick than any other pilot within a sample of seven other flights. He had also applied a large lateral side-stick deflection before and during rotation which was sufficient to deploy the roll spoilers on the left wing. Spoiler deployment during rotation has two undesirable effects: it decreases wing lift and it increases the nose-up pitch rate. The combined effect of the aft and lateral side-stick inputs was a sustained pitch rotation rate of more than twice the recommended rate of 3°sec.