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A beechcraft premier one pilot was distracted by a pitch trim failure when intercepting the localizer on an ILS prm approach. The distraction caused a deviation into the protected area; a directed go-around by ATC and a possible loss of separation with another aircraft when the aircraft climbed above the cleared altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Premier 1 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator Trim System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 71 Flight Crew Total 5960 Flight Crew Type 2368 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Approach control gave me a heading of 250 degrees and I was instructed to intercept the ILS/prm crossing the initial fix at 5000. After turning to 250 degrees the pitch trim system on my aircraft became disengaged. At that time the autopilot became disengaged also. I went to reset the pitch trim and had my head down in the cockpit and became distracted. I was going off course to the left and the approach controller told me to take up a 360 degree heading and would vector me back around for another approach. On the 360 degree heading; again the pitch trim fail annunciator came on and I went to reset it again. At that time I had a warning that I was 200 feet high on my altitude; reestablished correct altitude. Another aircraft came on the radio and said that he had gotten a RA from an aircraft. I don't know if it was me or not but am assuming so. The controller then told me to take up a 070 degree heading and after that everything seemed to work fine. Went on and did the ILS and landing without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Beechcraft Premier One pilot was distracted by a pitch trim failure when intercepting the localizer on an ILS PRM approach. The distraction caused a deviation into the protected area; a directed go-around by ATC and a possible loss of separation with another aircraft when the aircraft climbed above the cleared altitude.
Narrative: Approach Control gave me a heading of 250 degrees and I was instructed to intercept the ILS/PRM crossing the initial fix at 5000. After turning to 250 degrees the pitch trim system on my aircraft became disengaged. At that time the autopilot became disengaged also. I went to reset the pitch trim and had my head down in the cockpit and became distracted. I was going off course to the left and the Approach Controller told me to take up a 360 degree heading and would vector me back around for another approach. On the 360 degree heading; again the Pitch Trim Fail Annunciator came on and I went to reset it again. At that time I had a warning that I was 200 feet high on my altitude; reestablished correct altitude. Another aircraft came on the radio and said that he had gotten a RA from an aircraft. I don't know if it was me or not but am assuming so. The Controller then told me to take up a 070 degree heading and after that everything seemed to work fine. Went on and did the ILS and landing without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.