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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47 · Msl, AL · August 30, 2020

Date: August 30, 2020 · 12:15 local
Place: Msl, AL
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 2B5A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N479SS
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/47
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on a part 91 flight repositioning to dfw, after take off from Msl- during climb after take off at 150 KIAS, PIC reported the plane started to nose down and the ap disengaged

PIC re-engaged the ap but it nosed down again. He hit the stab trim interrupt and the button on the yoke to override the trim but neither had any effect. He was unable to pull the cb or run the

Qrh due to having maintain excessive back pressure with both hands to control the aircraft. Trim indicator was pointing nose down

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT REPOSITIONING TO DFW, AFTER TAKE OFF FROM MSL- DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF AT 150 KIAS, PIC REPORTED THE PLANE STARTED TO NOSE DOWN AND THE AP DISENGAGED

PIC RE-ENGAGED THE AP BUT IT NOSED DOWN AGAIN. HE HIT THE STAB TRIM INTERRUPT AND THE BUTTON ON THE YOKE TO OVERRIDE THE TRIM BUT NEITHER HAD ANY EFFECT. HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CB OR RUN THE

QRH DUE TO HAVING MAINTAIN EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE WITH BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. TRIM INDICATOR WAS POINTING NOSE DOWN