# Incident 20010325006339I: Piper PA28R201, Bedford, MA, March 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2001, 16:03 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H1ES
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2145M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2145M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010325006339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C WAS PERFORMING SLOW FLIGHT AND RECOVERY PRACTICE MANUEVERS, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL WHEEL REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT FORWARD PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE A/C WANTED TO PITCH UP AND THE ELECTRIC TRIM HAD NO EFFECT. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ELECTRIC TRIM AND PULLED THE AUTO PILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE MANUAL TRIM WHEEL WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE FULL AFT POSITION. THE A/C LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT BED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM CABLE JACKSCREW STOP PIN WAS NOT CONTACTING THE TRIM DRUM BEFORE THE TURNBUCKLE FERRULE REACHED THE AFT PULLEY AT STATION 228.3. THIS CONDITION CAUSED THE TURNBUCKLE FERRULE TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND CABLE GUARD, PREVENTING THE CABLE FROM MOVING, WHEN FULL AFT TRIM WAS APPLIED. THE STABILATOR TRIM SYSTEM WAS RE-RIGGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED OK.

## Other reports on N2145M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790826032859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826032859I), Aug 26, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N2145M), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Prop struck runway during attempted landing with gear up. Gear horn inoperative.

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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