"Mike Isaksen" wrote in message news:34KIg.718

I'm asking because I would have expected rotation by 2500 feet and wheels
off by 3000.

Maybe empty, and maybe if it was a planned event, but loaded- I don't think
so. If someone has a book they could verify.

Contrast this with the media stating that the NTSB found scrape marks on
the departure end of runway 26 possibly from the CRJ overrotating.

That would be consistent with a craft being muscled off the ground before it
was ready to fully fly. Possibly could have flown by 4500 or so feet, but
that's just a guess. As it was, it appears the craft sort of half-assed
flew for a half mile before settling back down. The flight path appears to
have been fairly straight, so I'd guess there was some degree of control.