EMB-505 / Phenom 300
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Type 305
Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
Upon takeoff; experienced unusually strong flight control resistance and difficulty maintaining pitch. Unable to maintain altitude. Suspected flight control malfunction or trim malfunction. Upon engaging Auto Pilot; saw AP TRIM warning CAS message and disabled AP. [Advised ATC] because I was unable to maintain altitude and returned to the airport. Landed safely.
EMB-505 Single Pilot reported flight control malfunction on takeoff resulting loss of pitch control; resulting in a return to departure airport.