Cessna 560XL N576CS

Summary

On 2 December 2011 at about 17:28 local time, a Cessna 560XL registered N576CS, operated by CitationShares Management LLC, was involved in an incident near Ocoee, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 December 2011 at 17:28

Classification

Incident

Location

Ocoee, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.6400, -81.6500

Aircraft

Cessna 560XL

Registration

N576CS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

CitationShares Management LLC

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naples → Dulles

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12IA097

Nobody was injured.

Water contamination in the pitch trim actuators.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew reported that a "pitch trim miscompare" message illuminated in the cockpit just before they were to level off at 41,000 feet mean sea level (msl). After accomplishing the checklist items and disconnecting the autopilot, the flight crew had to exert considerable forward yoke pressure to maintain level flight. The flight crew found the manual pitch trim control wheel to be "frozen" in the forward position and were unable to move it. They declared an emergency and initiated a descent. Upon reaching 8,000 feet msl, the trim wheel released and the system returned to normal. The airplane landed uneventfully. Maintenance personnel inspected the left and right pitch trim actuators and found that the grease was contaminated with water. The actuators had been inspected and lubricated within the required 1,200-hour interval.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.