ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1452 Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE)
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Date:Wednesday 13 January 1999
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35E model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker
Operator:Air National Guard
Registration: 59-1452
MSN: 17940/355
First flight: 1960-01-14 (39 years )
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE) (   Germany)
Crash site elevation: 90 m (295 feet) amsl
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG), Germany
Destination airport:Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG), Germany
Narrative:
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.

Classification:
Horizontal stabilizer
Loss of control

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