# Incident 20000718035389I: Cndair CL6002B19, Fresno, CA, July 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2000, 19:37 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 36.6006° N, 121.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6006&lon=-121.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97325, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97325-2013-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343B1
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00IA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00IA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718035389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING MONTEREY AIRPORT (MRY) ON A REVENUE FLIGHT, A MESA AIRCRAFT, N97325, EXPERIENCED DURING CLIMBOUT AN AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM WARNING LIGHT AND A JAMMED 5" NOSE DOWN CONDITION. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURES TO DISCONNECT THE AUTOPILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF NOSE UP PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. AFTER CONTACTING MAINTENANCE CONTROL TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM, THE TRIM WAS DISCOVERED TO ONLY OPERATE IN THE NOSE UP POSITION. THE CREW THEN ELECTED TO CANCEL ITS FLIGHT TO PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT (PHX) AND DIVERT TO THE FRESNO YOSEMITE INT'L AIRPORT (FAT). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00IA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00IA272), Jul 19, 2000: Canadair CL-65 (N97325), Monterey, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the bell gear in the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator system.

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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