# Incident 20091125052269I: Diamond Air DA 40, Norwood, MA, November 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H7ZS
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIR DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other 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/20091125052269I

## Narrative

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

PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR WAS STUCK AT 3/4 NOSE UP WHILE AT 4,000 FT. AFTER CONTACTING THE PILOT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT LEVEL-OFF AFTER CLIMBOUT.  PILOT REPORTED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS ALL THE WAY FORWARD WITH NO EFFECT.  BOTH HANDS HAD TO BE USED TO HOLD THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AIRPORT USING ENGINE POWER AND AN EXERTED EFFORT TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N489RS (1)

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

- [Accident 20210103002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210103002869A), Jan 3, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N489RS), Portsmouth, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: this was a Diamond transition flight for the instrument rated private pilot. He has Just transferred to our school and currently rents with…

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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