Accidents
Pilot in Overrun: Citation Wouldn’t Rotate for Takeoff
According to a preliminary NTSB report, the crew rejected the takeoff past rotation speed after their busines jet would not respond to control inputs.

The pilot at the controls of a 2003 Cessna Citation Excel that overran the runway at California's Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) on August 21 following a rejected takeoff told investigators the jet failed to respond as he pulled back on the yoke. According to an NTSB preliminary report released today, the pilot flying (PF) reported "a weird sensation" as he attempted to rotate for takeoff after the pilot not flying (PNF) called out Vr. The PF then pulled back again on the yoke but told investigators he noticed no movement of the aircraft's nose. The PNF then called for the abort, with the PF deploying “full thrust reversers and maximum braking.”