What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
August 14, 2025, Cessna CE-560-560XL, privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted operating under part 91 departed ft. Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) with two pilots on board declared an emergency due to loss of pitch flight control and then diverted to ft. Lauderdale international airport (fll). The aircraft landed without incident.
Cessna privacy data omitted, was just released from maintenance, and aircraft received a new paint scheme. Pilots stated they completed their preflight check and no concerns were identified, and no abnormalities with the flight control check were mentioned. During takeoff as aircraft accelerated pilots were unable to push the aircraft nose down. For the next few moments, the crew struggled to regain control of the aircraft. Once regaining control back, pilots decided to keep flaps in takeoff configuration landing at Fort Lauderdale international airport.
As the FAA filed it
AUGUST 14, 2025, CESSNA CE-560-560XL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING UNDER PART 91 DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF PITCH FLIGHT CONTROL AND THEN DIVERTED TO FT. LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
CESSNA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS JUST RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE, AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A NEW PAINT SCHEME. PILOTS STATED THEY COMPLETED THEIR PREFLIGHT CHECK AND NO CONCERNS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK WERE MENTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF AS AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN. FOR THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS, THE CREW STRUGGLED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE REGAINING CONTROL BACK, PILOTS DECIDED TO KEEP FLAPS IN TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION LANDING AT FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.