From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft had just departed bna and was climbing through 11,000 feet when it experienced severe inflight vibration. The PIC declared an emergency. The aircraft returned to bna where it landed without incident. Two flight crew/three cabin crewmembers and one hundred twenty four passengers were on board. There were no injuries. Emergency evacuation was not initiated. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the left elevator trim tab and the left elevator inboard hinge. An investigation found that the left elevator trim tab bolt was missing from the trim tab inboard attach point.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED BNA AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 11,000 FEET WHEN IT EXPERIENCED SEVERE INFLIGHT VIBRATION. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BNA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO FLIGHT CREW/THREE CABIN CREWMEMBERS AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT INITIATED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD HINGE. AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE TRIM TAB INBOARD ATTACH POINT.
Other reports on N621SW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.