What happened
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On March 3,1999 the pilot reported leaving carlsbad airport (cfq) IFR enroute to elpasco, TX (elp). During climb out from carlsbad he said that he heard a intermittent noise in the aircraft airframe. He continued enroute IFR to julian VOR, at which time he decided to cancel IFR and then the aircraft made a uncontrolled pitch up without any pilot control input. The pilot reported that he applied full power but aircraft continued to lose altitude. The pilot reported to la center the emergency and turned the aircraft toward borrego springs, the aircraft continued to lose altitude to approximately 5,500 feet and then the pilot reported he had regianed partial flight control. He then selected Thermal Airport and made an uneventful landing. The pilot had a mechanic look at the aircraft but could find nothing wrong with the flight controls. The pilot reported that he had no further problems from Thermal, CA. To penscola,Florida. The aircraft is being inspected for a 50 hour inspection and the company mechanic said he would notify the FAA if they discover any problems.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 3,1999 THE PILOT REPORTED LEAVING CARLSBAD AIRPORT (CFQ) IFR ENROUTE TO ELPASCO, TX (ELP). DURING CLIMB OUT FROM CARLSBAD HE SAID THAT HE HEARD A INTERMITTENT NOISE IN THE AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME. HE CONTINUED ENROUTE IFR TO JULIAN VOR, AT WHICH TIME HE DECIDED TO CANCEL IFR AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A UNCONTROLLED PITCH UP WITHOUT ANY PILOT CONTROL INPUT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE.THE PILOT REPORTED TO LA CENTER THE EMERGENCY AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD BORREGO SPRINGS, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 5,500 FEET AND THEN THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD REGIANED PARTIAL FLIGHT CONTROL. HE THEN SELECTED THERMAL AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE PILOT HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS FROM THERMAL, CA. TO PENSCOLA,FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING INSPECTED FOR A 50 HOUR INSPECTION AND THE COMPANY MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD NOTIFY THE FAA IF THEY DISCOVER ANY PROBLEMS.
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