# Incident 20081111851319I: Beech 100BEECH, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 19:27 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: POSA
- Aircraft: N100KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100KA-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111851319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS ELEVATORS WERE FROZEN AT FLIGHT LEVEL 17,000 FEET, ADVISED ATC THAT HE WAS CONTROLLING PITCH WITH ELEVATOR TRIM ONLY.  PILOT REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE IN SEARCH OF WARMER AIR, ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR HIM TO ALLOW FOR A LOWER ALTITUDE, DUE TO AIR TRAFFIC DIRECTLY BELOW HIS POSITION.  ELEVATORS BREAK LOOSE AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDS BELOW 11,000 FEET AND PILOT REGAINS FULL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CANCELS THE EMERGENCY STATUS.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUES ON TO BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT (BVI) AND LANDS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES FROZE UP IN A PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER IN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  A WEEP HOLE WAS CLEARED OF DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER DRAINS PROPERLY.

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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