# Incident 20011108031509I: Beech 400A, Newark, NJ, November 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N141DR-2026-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 400A (registry code 7150010, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011108031509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW WAS ON DESCENT INTO TETERBORO WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON, WHEN AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE RIGHT TRIM WENT FULL UP AND THE LEFT TRIM WENT TO FULL DOWN. BOTH PILOTS HAD TO FLY THE A/C TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. CREW DIVERTED TO EWR DUE TO THE LONGER RUNWAY. THE TRIM SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE THE TRIM SYSTEM. AFTER THE A/C WAS ON THE GROUND ABOUT AN HOUR, THIS INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE TRIM SYSTEM OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THIS SYSTEM HAS A FAULT, IN THE RELAY, FOR THE FLIGHT CONTROL DATA CARD.

## Other reports on N141DR (1)

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

- [Incident 20010922025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922025539I), Sep 22, 2001: Beech 400A (N141DR), Erie, PA. (-23) On September 22, 2001, while the flight crew taxied out for departure, they noticed a right main flat tire. The crew notified the control tower and the…

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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