# Accident 20030722018949A: Cessna 525, Coupeville, WA, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Coupeville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2081° N, 122.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2081&lon=-122.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525 (registry code 2076601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722018949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM VICTORIA, B.C. TO BOISE, IDAHO, A LOSS OF ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL (WITH AN UNCOMMANDED 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW PITCH ATTITUDE) OCCURRED WHILE CLIMBING FROM 16,000 FEET FOR FL330 PRIOR TO REACHING FL180. THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT, POWERED BACK TO IDLE THRUST AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE PITCH ATTITUDE. NEITHER MANUAL ATTEMPTS NOR ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM CONTROL INPUTS WERE SUCCESSFUL TO GAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFTS' PITCH ATTITUDE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY THE PILOT TO LAND AT THE NAVY AUXILIARY AIRPORT (OLF). DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED WHILE ON BASE LEG, THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND LAND STRAIGHT IN ONTO THE WATER. THE WATER LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER BEING PICKED UP BY A BOAT SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. FAA INSPECTORS MEASURED THE PITCH TRIM AND FOUND IT TO BE FULL NOSE DOWN. AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PITCH TRIM RELAY HAD BEEN CHANGED IN 02-02. FURTHER TESTING IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE LATER PART OF AUGUST.

## 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 SEA03FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA147), Jul 22, 2003: Cessna Citation 525 (N996JR), Coupeville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of airplane pitch control (trim runway and mistrim condition) resulting from a failure in the airplane's electric pitch trim system. Factors that contributed to the accident were 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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