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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Minneapolis, MN · February 14, 2013

Date
February 14, 2013 · 17:43 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZP7A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N38PS
Reported as
Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,338 total336 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days

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.

During takeoff, at rotation, the primary pitch trim failed. Neither the pilot's nor copilot's trim switch would operate the trim system.

Secondary trim functioned appropriately and the crew made a decision to return to the departure airport.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF, AT ROTATION, THE PRIMARY PITCH TRIM FAILED. NEITHER THE PILOT'S NOR COPILOT'S TRIM SWITCH WOULD OPERATE THE TRIM SYSTEM.

SECONDARY TRIM FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY AND THE CREW MADE A DECISION TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.