# Incident 20111129029489I: Cessna 208B, Klamath Falls, OR, November 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2011, 17:27 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COEA
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,996 total, 5,359 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111129029489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AILERON TRIM KNOB BROKEN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. TRIM TAB LOCKED IN DOWN POSITIONMAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED AILERON TRIM TAB KNOB GEAR MECHANISM ROLL PIN BROKEN. ROLL PIN WAS REPLACED AND SECURED WITH LOCK WIRE.

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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