# Incident 20000221022249I: Doug DC982, South Bend, IN, February 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2000, 15:28 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16087 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221022249I

## Narrative

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

(-23)CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 1416 EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED AUTO PILOT DESCENT AT FL330 25NM SW OF SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT. FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED DIFFICULITY IN USING FLIGHT CONTROLS AND TRIM TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DESCENT.  CAPTAIN ASKED ATC FOR CLOSEST SUITABLE AIRPORT TO LAND ASAP.  ATC DIRECTED A/C TO SOUTH BEDN.  A/C LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, I TALKED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA^, CONTINENTAL DIRECTOR OF SAFETY ON 2-28-00.  HE STATED THAT AUTO PILOT COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FROM A/C AND SENT TO FACTORY TO BE CHECKED.  HE STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND IN AUTO PILOT OR TRIM SYSTEM TO CAUSE MALFUNCTION.

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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