Description

On 28 November 2005, a Dornier 328 (D-CPRW) being operated by Austrian-registered operator EuroManx on a scheduled passenger service departing from the Isle of Man to an unrecorded destination in day VMC was unable to rotate at the speed calculated as applicable and the takeoff was successfully rejected.

Investigation

A Field Investigation was carried out by the UK AAIB. It was noted that the 53 year-old Captain, who had been PF for the flight had accumulated a total of 5,575 flying hours including 310 hours on type and that the First Officer had accumulated a total of 1,305 flying hours including 63 hours on type, having passed his Final Line Check the previous day to complete type conversion training.

It was established that although icing conditions were not present, because of significant frost deposits on the airframe, the aircraft had been de iced with a heated mixture of 75% Type II+ fluid and 25% water prior to departure. A Flap 12 takeoff was briefed with a V₁/V_R of 109 KIAS. The aircraft commander, subsequently found that when he attempted to move the control column aft to initiate rotation, the aircraft did not respond and so the takeoff was rejected.