What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 18,1999, approximatley 1210 mountain standard time, Beech E90, N16NM, being operated by seven bar flying service of albequerque, new Mexico, was not damaged when the elevator control cable failed during initial descent into clovis, new Mexico. The airline transport rated pilot, flight nurse, and patient were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan had been filed for the nonscheduled domestic passenger air taxi flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 135. The flight originated in alburquerque, new Mexico,at 112. The air ambulance flight was transporting a male infant in an incubator to clovis,new Mexico. During the descent into clovis, the control yoke moved to the full forward position. The pilot eased back on the yoke and the nose pitched up. The pilot was able to maintain control by the use of power and elevator trim, and elected to return to albequerque, where an unevenful landing was made.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 18,1999, APPROXIMATLEY 1210 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, BEECH E90, N16NM, BEING OPERATED BY SEVEN BAR FLYING SERVICE OF ALBEQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WAS NOT DAMAGED WHEN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE FAILED DURING INITIAL DESCENT INTO CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND PATIENT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER AIR TAXI FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ALBURQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO,AT 112. THE AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT WAS TRANSPORTING A MALE INFANT IN AN INCUBATOR TO CLOVIS,NEW MEXICO. DURING THE DESCENT INTO CLOVIS, THE CONTROL YOKE MOVED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE PILOT EASED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BY THE USE OF POWER AND ELEVATOR TRIM, AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALBEQUERQUE, WHERE AN UNEVENFUL LANDING WAS MADE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.