# Incident 19970114005099I: Dhav DHC8102, Stuart, NY, January 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Stuart, NY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N713M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713M-2014-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 480 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114005099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON CLIMB OUT FROM UTICA, NUMBER ONE CHANNEL OF THE AUTOPILOT FAILED. NUMBER TWO WAS ENGAGED AND PROGRAMMED FOR 160 KNOT CLIMB. DURING THIS CLIMB, THE AUTOPILOT CLIMBED AT A STEEPER ANGLE AND A SLOWER AIRSPEED THAN WHAT WAS PROGRAMMED. AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE NUMBER TWO CHANNEL FAILED. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED ERRATIC FLIGHT DIRECTOR INFORMATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY AUTOPILOT. WHEN A TURN TO THE RIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED, THE CONTROLS WERE JAMMED. BUT A TURN TO THE LEFT WAS POSSIBLE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE CREW ELECTED TO SEPARATE THE ROLL CONTROLS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AILERON WERE JAMMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY CONTROLLABLE WITH THE USE OF THE ROLL SPOILERS. IT WAS DECIDED TO FLY TO OUR MAINTENANCE BASE IN VFR CONDITIONS. LANDING WAS MADE AT MANASSAS WITHOUT INCIDENCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE ROLL SERVO ACTUATOR, HONEYWELL PART NUMBER 7002260-923 HAD FAILED. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPERATOR SUBMITTED MDR ON THIS EVENT. THERE ARE TWO KNOWN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE SDR DATABASE.

## Other reports on N713M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990826024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826024749I), Aug 26, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N713M), Erie, PA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that while on an IFR flight from stewart international (swf) to detroit metro (dtw) and while in cruise flight at 14,000 feet, between dunkirk…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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