EMB145 flight crew experiences a main pitch trim failure at rotation. After climbing to a safe altit...

Attributes
ACN	1129620
Time
Date	201311
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Horizontal Stabilizer Trim
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Upon takeoff we got an EICAS message; pitch trim main; fail. As the non flying pilot I finished the after takeoff checklist which I was in the middle of doing and reached for the QRH. I then followed the instructions while communicating with ATC about the situation. The first officer notified me that there was a nose pitch up tendency and it was hard to control. After following all the procedures I declared an emergency and headed back. We landed without further incident and were escorted to the gate by the fire trucks. Continue to look over emergency situations. Company can make sure all items are fixed properly if it had a history over recent days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 flight crew experiences a MAIN PITCH TRIM failure at rotation. After climbing to a safe altitude QRH procedures are complied with and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: Upon takeoff we got an EICAS message; Pitch Trim Main; fail. As the Non Flying Pilot I finished the After Takeoff checklist which I was in the middle of doing and reached for the QRH. I then followed the instructions while communicating with ATC about the situation. The First Officer notified me that there was a nose pitch up tendency and it was hard to control. After following all the procedures I declared an emergency and headed back. We landed without further incident and were escorted to the gate by the fire trucks. Continue to look over emergency situations. Company can make sure all items are fixed properly if it had a history over recent days.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

EMB145 flight crew experiences a main pitch trim failure at rotation. After climbing to a safe altitude QRH procedures are complied with and the flight returns to the departure airport.