ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323820
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1999 |
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| Type: |  Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | Air National Guard |
| Registration: | 59-1452 |
| MSN: | 17940/355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG) |
| Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG) |
Returning from an operational aerial refueling mission, the aircraft pitched up to a near vertical attitude and subsequently stalled and crashed.
The pitch up was the direct result of the horizontal stabilizer trim being in a 7.5 nose-up trim condition when the aircraft was given power to complete a go around prior to landing.
The apparent cause is now understood to be a runaway trim motor, the crew failed to notice, and when power was applied, the aircraft pitched up and stalled. The cause of the runaway motor is still unknown.
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