# Incident 20200830013989I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Msl, AL, August 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2020, 12:15 local time
- Place: Msl, AL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2B5A
- Aircraft: N479SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200830013989I

## Narrative

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

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

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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