N311VM

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/45 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
GUARDIAN FLIGHT, LLC. (G1IA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

S F · 2020-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2210

PILOT REPORTED, DURING TAKEOFF OUT OF GPZ THE YAW DAMPER DID NOT ENGAGE WHICH WAS THE INDICATION OF AN AUTOPILOT FAILURE. WHEN AUTOPILOT WAS SELECTED IT ALSO DID NOT INDICATE THAT IT HAD ENGAGED EITHER. AUTOPILOT DID APPARENTLY ENGAGE IN THE BACKGROUND AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY INPUTS. ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE AUTOPILOT SEVERAL TIMES WITH EACH DISCONNECT FUNCTION, BUT IT WOULD NOT DISCONNECT AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY OVERPOWER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THERE WAS ALSO NO CAWS PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ON THE GROUND BEFORE TAKEOFF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM PASSED SELF TEST.

Source: SDR G1IA20200617001 · FAA SDRS