Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Wasn't this a misrigged eleveator? It had been for several flights, but this accident flight was a full load which exacerbated the problem and it pitched severe nose up at takeoff.
Misrigged elevator and the plane was 500 pounds overweight and out of CG because of outdated average weights. They didn't have enough elevator authority to correct for the pitch up when they retracted the gear.
Everything on paper looked like a normal legal flight to the crew.