What was found
PILOT REPORTED A VERIFIED PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY DURING DESCENT WITH AUTOPILOT OFF AND NOT USING MANUAL TRIMS.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2016
- Submitted
- April 14, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N824SA
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1247E
- Aircraft serial
- 1523
- Aircraft time
- 2,108 hours, 1,852 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67
- Engine time
- 2,108 hours, 1,852 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 2700 · Flight Control System
- Part
- Trim System
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.