What happened
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(-23) The instructor privacy data omitted was demonstrating a vso full stall recovery to student privacy data omitted. During recovery with full power and forward elevator the yoke became stuck in the full forward position. The aircraft was diving toward the ground with a slow left spiral. Used full up trim and the rudder. With an increase in speed the trim became more effective and the nose started to come back towards the horizon. We leveled at 700 ft MSL above VFR with full flaps. On level out the controls became free. Declared an emergency and returned to Beverly. Examination of the aircraft revealed the following discrepancies: bird nest in the tail adjacent to the elevator control cables, rudder, brake return spring located under the instrument panel. The spring was replaced and the bird nest was removed. The a/c was test flown by the operator without problems. As of this report the aircraft has flown 12 hours without problems.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS DEMONSTRATING A VSO FULL STALL RECOVERY TO STUDENT ^PRIVACY DA^. DURING RECOVERY WITH FULL POWER AND FORWARD ELEVATOR THE YOKE BECAME STUCK IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVING TOWARD THE GROUND WITH A SLOW LEFT SPIRAL. USED FULL UP TRIM AND THE RUDDER. WITH AN INCREASE IN SPEED THE TRIM BECAME MORE EFFECTIVE AND THE NOSE STARTED TO COME BACK TOWARDS THE HORIZON. WE LEVELED AT 700 FT MSL ABOVE VFR WITH FULL FLAPS. ON LEVEL OUT THE CONTROLS BECAME FREE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BEVERLY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: BIRD NEST IN THE TAIL ADJACENT TO THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES, RUDDER, BRAKE RETURN SPRING LOCATED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED AND THE BIRD NEST WAS REMOVED. THE A/C WAS TEST FLOWN BY THE OPERATOR WITHOUT PROBLEMS. AS OF THIS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 12 HOURS WITHOUT PROBLEMS.
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