19990113011479I

Incident

FAA incident report · Jetair JETSTM4101 · Washington, DC · January 13, 1999

Date
January 13, 1999 · 07:50 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VTZA
Aircraft
N312UE
Reported as
Jetair JETSTM4101
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total400 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed from runway 19L, during the climb out the pilottried toset the elevator trim with the trim wheel, and the wheel would not move it seem to be locked in place. He than tried to electrically set the trim, the trim again didn't respond. He than tried to loosen the condition lever's friction lock, but he couldn't. he then call for the qrh, which had nothing on what to do in this instants, so he stated he managed to man handle the aircrft. He also stated that he pulled the power lever back and bumped the elctric trim and everything broke loose. An emergency was declared the aircraft landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 19L, DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE PILOTTRIED TOSET THE ELEVATOR TRIM WITH THE TRIM WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE IT SEEM TO BE LOCKED IN PLACE. HE THAN TRIED TO ELECTRICALLY SET THE TRIM, THE TRIM AGAIN DIDN'T RESPOND. HE THAN TRIED TO LOOSEN THE CONDITION LEVER'S FRICTION LOCK, BUT HE COULDN'T. HE THEN CALL FOR THE QRH, WHICH HAD NOTHING ON WHAT TO DO IN THIS INSTANTS, SO HE STATED HE MANAGED TO MAN HANDLE THE AIRCRFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE PULLED THE POWER LEVER BACK AND BUMPED THE ELCTRIC TRIM AND EVERYTHING BROKE LOOSE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N312UE · 1

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