Incident Sequence
While flying a night visual approach, the co-pilot executed a landing flare that was too high above the runway. The aircraft subsequently floated down the runway, causing a decrease in airspeed. The pilot-in-command then took control of the aircraft. Perceiving that the aircraft was approaching a stall, the pilot-in-command initiated a go-around.
During the attempted go-around, the pilot-in-command found it necessary to keep both hands on the control wheel. This was because the aircraft had been trimmed to the full nose-up position during the landing flare. Even with both hands on the control wheel, the aircraft became very difficult to control. Although the co-pilot moved the throttles to maximum power and began retraction of the flaps, the pilot-in-command's remedial action had occurred too late to successfully execute the go-around.
Training Background
It was later discovered that during the operator's initial training, both crew members had been taught to apply full nose-up trim after crossing the runway threshold and reducing the power to idle. This action, which the operator eliminated from the landing sequence procedure after this accident, was inconsistent with the instructions in the Beech 99 Pilots Operating Manual.