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Motorglider pilot reported they temporarily lost control of their aircraft and climbed into class C airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1754550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 7500 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
At initial climb out my elevator / pitch control stuck in high pitch attitude. Climbed at high angle of attack. Attempted to decrease pitch but stick was frozen. Maintained full throttle to prevent stall and continued to climb attempting to evaluate problem. Problem was identified. My cell phone had slipped through the stick boot cover and jammed controls. Big hand and small opening. Was able to fetch my phone and free up controls. I climbed 500 feet into floor of class C airspace. I pushed over the nose and made a rapid decent to clear class C airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Motorglider pilot reported they temporarily lost control of their aircraft and climbed into Class C airspace.
Narrative: At initial climb out my elevator / pitch control stuck in high pitch attitude. Climbed at high angle of attack. Attempted to decrease pitch but stick was frozen. Maintained full throttle to prevent stall and continued to climb attempting to evaluate problem. Problem was identified. My cell phone had slipped through the stick boot cover and jammed controls. Big hand and small opening. Was able to fetch my phone and free up controls. I climbed 500 feet into floor of Class C airspace. I pushed over the nose and made a rapid decent to clear Class C airspace.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.