What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during descent into Williston airport (isn), ND the flight crew experienced the loss of the elevator trim system. Attempts were made to correct the nose down trim by use of electrical trim and manual trim, with no success. Nose up pitch was gained by both pilot pulling on controls to override nose down pitch and the lowering of the flaps. Aircraft was landed at Williston airport without further incident. A broken nose up elevator trim cable was found at the top of the horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT INTO WILLISTON AIRPORT (ISN), ND THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE NOSE DOWN TRIM BY USE OF ELECTRICAL TRIM AND MANUAL TRIM, WITH NO SUCCESS. NOSE UP PITCH WAS GAINED BY BOTH PILOT PULLING ON CONTROLS TO OVERRIDE NOSE DOWN PITCH AND THE LOWERING OF THE FLAPS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT WILLISTON AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A BROKEN NOSE UP ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE WAS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.