# Incident 20100317030319I: Beech F33A, Cleveland, OH, March 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2010, 14:54 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1913L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1913L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 60 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317030319I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS INSTRUCTING AN INSTRUMENT STUDENT IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH SINGLE THROW-OVER CONTROLS.  PILOT FLYING HAD THE AIRCRAFT PITCH TRIM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND HAD DIFFICULTY LEVELING THE AIRCRAFT AT 2,000 FEET,  INSTEAD LEVELING AT 2,100 FEET BEFORE RETURNING TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N1913L (2)

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

- [Incident 20260408003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260408003359I), Apr 8, 2026: Beech F33A (N1913L), Crump, TN, Minor damage. On April 8, 2026, [privacy data omitted]operator arrived at kpmu around 7:00 am, checked the weather, moved aircraft out of the hangar, and requested fuel. The…
- [Incident 19931003041319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003041319I), Oct 3, 1993: Beech F33A (N1913L), Sturgeon Bay, WI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Placed his finger on gear switch. Did not check gear. Warning horn inoperative.

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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