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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 525C · Modesto, CA · October 7, 2011

Date: October 7, 2011 · 17:49 local
Place: Modesto, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N941KN
Reported as: Cessna 525C
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/07/11 Cessna 525C was on descent from FL270 to 220 when a cyan cas message "retrim left wing down" was observed. The aircraft would not trim in either direction. After disconnecting the autopilot, the aircraft pulled hard to the right, causing the pilot to use flight controls to keep aircraft level. The pilot diverted to Modesto, CA. Where he landed the aircraft safely with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/07/11 CESSNA 525C WAS ON DESCENT FROM FL270 TO 220 WHEN A CYAN CAS MESSAGE "RETRIM LEFT WING DOWN" WAS OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TRIM IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE PILOT TO USE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRCRAFT LEVEL. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO MODESTO, CA. WHERE HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.