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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90A · Atlanta, GA · April 9, 2003

Date: April 9, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EWKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95PC
Reported as: Beech C90A
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total700 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

N95PCRegistered now · Beech C90AS/N LJ-1109 Airframe modelBeech C90A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On April 9, 2003 Mr. Wells departed from (pdk) dekalb peachtree in N95PC serial number LJ-1109 a king air C90A at 2300Z. After take off on climb out he started to feel a vibration. After determining that the vibration was not mechanical nor ice, he contacted approach control that he needed to land at the nearest airport. Mr. Wells landed the aircraft at (fty) Fulton county airport. Inspection of the aircraft after landing, he found that the right elevator tab control tube rod clevis had broke.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2003 MR. WELLS DEPARTED FROM (PDK) DEKALB PEACHTREE IN N95PC SERIAL NUMBER LJ-1109 A KING AIR C90A AT 2300Z. AFTER TAKE OFF ON CLIMB OUT HE STARTED TO FEEL A VIBRATION. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE VIBRATION WAS NOT MECHANICAL NOR ICE, HE CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE NEEDED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. MR. WELLS LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT (FTY) FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING, HE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL TUBE ROD CLEVIS HAD BROKE.