C560XL crew had a track deviation after the aircraft ran out of nose down trim causing an approach o...

Attributes
ACN	601724
Time
Date	200312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 36r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 77 flight time total : 13400 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	601724
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : automation overrode flight crew controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This flight had departed ags for clt. Although the trim indicator was properly set for takeoff, an extreme nose up trim condition existed after liftoff. We manually trimmed the aircraft and continued to climb. When flaps were selected to 7 degrees, the electric elevator trim was run full nose down in an attempt to trim the aircraft. However, it still exhibited tendency to climb. I was cleared to intercept the localizer for runway 36R, but was preoccupied with my trim problem and flew through it. Approach turned me back to the northwest to reintercept. I once again flew through the localizer into airspace used for runway 36L. Because of my fixation with the trim problem, I had failed to arm the localizer on the captain's side and was navigating on the FMS. I simply must remember to fly the basics when system are abnormal with the aircraft. I should have reported to ATC that I had a problem with the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain reported that the trim indicator was out of the proper track in the trim wheel. It indicated false trim settings. Maintenance got the trim indicator back in the proper track, and tightened it so that it would not jump the track again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560XL CREW HAD A TRACK DEV AFTER THE ACFT RAN OUT OF NOSE DOWN TRIM CAUSING AN APCH OVERSHOOT AT CLT.

Narrative: THIS FLT HAD DEPARTED AGS FOR CLT. ALTHOUGH THE TRIM INDICATOR WAS PROPERLY SET FOR TKOF, AN EXTREME NOSE UP TRIM CONDITION EXISTED AFTER LIFTOFF. WE MANUALLY TRIMMED THE ACFT AND CONTINUED TO CLB. WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 7 DEGS, THE ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM WAS RUN FULL NOSE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRIM THE ACFT. HOWEVER, IT STILL EXHIBITED TENDENCY TO CLB. I WAS CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FOR RWY 36R, BUT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH MY TRIM PROB AND FLEW THROUGH IT. APCH TURNED ME BACK TO THE NW TO REINTERCEPT. I ONCE AGAIN FLEW THROUGH THE LOC INTO AIRSPACE USED FOR RWY 36L. BECAUSE OF MY FIXATION WITH THE TRIM PROB, I HAD FAILED TO ARM THE LOC ON THE CAPT'S SIDE AND WAS NAVING ON THE FMS. I SIMPLY MUST REMEMBER TO FLY THE BASICS WHEN SYS ARE ABNORMAL WITH THE ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE RPTED TO ATC THAT I HAD A PROB WITH THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT RPTED THAT THE TRIM INDICATOR WAS OUT OF THE PROPER TRACK IN THE TRIM WHEEL. IT INDICATED FALSE TRIM SETTINGS. MAINT GOT THE TRIM INDICATOR BACK IN THE PROPER TRACK, AND TIGHTENED IT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT JUMP THE TRACK AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

C560XL crew had a track deviation after the aircraft ran out of nose down trim causing an approach overshoot at clt.