PC-12
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 4200; Flight Crew Type 170
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Experienced a flight control issue on climb out. [Let ATC know the situation] and returned to departure airport. Landed without further incidence.
Pilot indicated that the flight control problem was a runaway rudder trim issue. The trim eventually stopped on its own; but he was unable to re-trim to neutral. He described the flight characteristics similar to a twin engine aircraft with one engine out. He was later informed that the problem was caused by a fault in the trim interface box.
The pilot of a PC12 experience a runaway rudder trim condition on climb out.