Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 1856; Flight Crew Type 20
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Procedure
I was given the SID and cleared to FL150. During the initial climb; I had a Trim Runaway and I tried resetting the autopilot but it happened again. In terms of my GPS issues it was not responding to my inputs. So by me dealing with that and I got behind the aircraft and violated my altitude and heading. On the climb on the departure I believe I had asked ATC for Direct to Destination but I was given a heading instead. On the trim runaway it pitches the nose of the aircraft down; so I had to disconnect the autopilot etc. And long with trying to handle the trim runaway and disconnecting the autopilot and I made the deviations. Also; while being vectored to ZZZ; Center notified me that the weather had dropped there and there were airplanes holding so at that point I decided to go to ZZZ1. However; I was being vectored around a bit; so at that point I decided to land at ZZZ2 as it was right of me about 10 miles. So as to obtain fuel; as I had to take off with minimum fuel as possible in order to meet the climb gradients. My apologies. I should have notified ATC of my Trim issue and GPS issues sooner. This was my first time flying into ZZZ3. In terms of learning from this incident - I should have had another Pilot with me instead of Single Pilot operation into a challenging airport such as ZZZ3.
PC12 pilot reported diverting due to a trim runaway and weather falling below minimums at destination airport.