19991209036539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA23250 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · December 9, 1999

Date: December 9, 1999 · 10:25 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9RW
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed fll to nassau, Bahamas with 1 pilot and 2 Gulfstream company mechanics on board. After take off the pilot lost elevator trim control (stuck in the up position). An emergency landing was performed on runway 27L which at the time was downwind. The aircraft used the entire length of the runway and ran off the west end into a grass area. Damage to the aircraft was minor, that being to the #1 engine prop tip. No injuries were reported. The aircraft was towed to the company maintenance facility. Inspection found no mechanical discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLL TO NASSAU, BAHAMAS WITH 1 PILOT AND 2 GULFSTREAM COMPANY MECHANICS ON BOARD. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT LOST ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL (STUCK IN THE UP POSITION). AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON RUNWAY 27L WHICH AT THE TIME WAS DOWNWIND. THE AIRCRAFT USED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE WEST END INTO A GRASS AREA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, THAT BEING TO THE #1 ENGINE PROP TIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE FACILITY. INSPECTION FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.