C182 pilot reported a steep climb after takeoff due to a mis-rigged elevator trim system.

Attributes
ACN	1409248
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator Trim System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Aircraft had gone into maintenance due to a damaged elevator. Elevator was replaced and aircraft signed off. Pilot did a thorough preflight with special emphasis on the elevator. As per the checklist; trim and autopilot were verified. Trim was set for takeoff. On the takeoff roll the aircraft did an uncommanded rotation to an unsustainable climb angle. Pilot pushed the yoke forward and dialed in full down trim. With full down trim the aircraft was stabilized and an uneventful landing made.subsequent investigation showed that the trim had been misaligned by about 9 degrees. This was rectified and airplane returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reported a steep climb after takeoff due to a mis-rigged elevator trim system.

Narrative: Aircraft had gone into maintenance due to a damaged elevator. Elevator was replaced and aircraft signed off. Pilot did a thorough preflight with special emphasis on the elevator. As per the checklist; trim and autopilot were verified. Trim was set for takeoff. On the takeoff roll the aircraft did an uncommanded rotation to an unsustainable climb angle. Pilot pushed the yoke forward and dialed in full down trim. With full down trim the aircraft was stabilized and an uneventful landing made.Subsequent investigation showed that the trim had been misaligned by about 9 degrees. This was rectified and airplane returned to service.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.