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.
The aircraft was modified to incorporate a second elevator trim system. On the second flight after installation, the trim tab torque tube failed with a subsequent elevator flutter. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE A SECOND ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM. ON THE SECOND FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION, THE TRIM TAB TORQUE TUBE FAILED WITH A SUBSEQUENT ELEVATOR FLUTTER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N66LT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.