# Incident 20141004022959I: Cessna S550, Tampa, FL, October 4, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2014, 08:36 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FBVA
- Location: 27.9756° N, 82.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9756&lon=-82.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna S550 (registry code 2076607, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA S550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004022959I

## Narrative

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

A PITCH TRIM FAILURE BECAME APPARENT TO THE CREW AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED.  THE CREW DISCONNECTED THE PITCH TRIM AND PULLED THE C/B TO NO AVAIL. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY,  SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT , EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND GEAR AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING  ON 19R AT TPA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA008), Oct 4, 2014: Cessna S550 (N550AJ), Tampa, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The lack of flat roller bearings in the two elevator trim tab actuators and maintenance personnel’s inadequate lubrication of the left elevator trim tab actuator, both of which resulted in the…

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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