# Incident 20080303011109I: Cndair CL6002B19, Bakersfield, CA, March 3, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2008, 13:29 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17231-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080303011109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CAPTAIN CONVEYED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE FRESNO FSDO STAFF VIA TELEPHONE INTERVIEW. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT (N17231) DEPARTED FROM BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT (BFL) ON 03/03/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1256 PST ENROUTE TO PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHX). THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) WAS THE PILOT FLYING THE CANADAIR REGIONAL JET. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' AGL, THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED THE FO HAVING DIFFICULTY AT THE CONTROLS. HE THEN OBSERVED THE PITCH TRIM WHEEL ROTATING IN A NOSE DOWN DIRECTION. HE STATED HE ASSISTED THE FO IN CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED OFF BOTH SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE ELECTRIC TRIM. THE TRIM MOVEMENT THEN STOPPED AND THE CAPTAIN ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THE EVENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE CREW WAS RETRACTING WING FLAPS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE BFL ATCT. IN ADDITION, THEY RAN EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS, AND COORDINATED WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO HAVE THE PASSENGERS PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT BFL AT 1329 PST AND TAXIED BACK TO THE BOARDING GATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW AND NO KNOWN DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N17231 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040417009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040417009129I), Apr 17, 2004: Cndair CL6002B19 (N17231), Colorado Spring, CO. (-23) Aircraft landed at the Colorado Springs airport, during taxi the flight attendant noticed smoke coming into the cabin area. He notified the captain and…

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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