# Incident 19980105002139I: Swrngn SA227*, Anchorage, AK, January 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640PA-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980105002139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE FO WAS TRIMMING AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY AND TRIM CONTROL COULD NOT BE REGAINED BY FO, CAPT. OR OVERRIDE SYSTEM. FLIGHT CREW OVERPOWERED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND A SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. STABILIZER WAS FOUND IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED ELECTRICALLY. AFTER PHYSICALLY MOVING STABILIZER, TRIM WORKED NORMALLY AND DID PASS TESTING PER AD 97-23-01. ACTUATOR WILL BE REPLACED AND FLIGHT CHECKED THIS REPORT NOT CLOSED PENDING OUTCOME OF FLIGHT CHECK AND TEARDOWN REPORT. OPERATION DIFFICULTY REPORT PNSA 980101 FILED. LINEAR ACTUATOR SENT TO MANUFACTURER BARBER COLEMAN. TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION WAS OBSERVED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AT AGL200 DUP. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOUND DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OR TEARDOWN. OPERATOR REINSPECTED THE AIRFRAME, NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED; HOWEVER, PITCH TRIM LIMIT SWITCH 4TP1-70 WAS REPLACED AS A SAFETY MEASURE.

## Other reports on N640PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20090508025819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090508025819I), May 8, 2009: Fairchild SA227-AC (N640PA), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Aircraft took off from anc. Experienced flight control problem. Returned to anc pilot didn't declare emergency. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 20011203032849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203032849I), Dec 3, 2001: Swrngn SA227AC (N640PA), Cold Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot received a report of fair braking action, however, he lost control when turning to exit the icy runway. The braking action was less than…

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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