An atx C402 freighter flight crew find that the pitch trim wheel was stuck during climb out from buf. The flight crew decided to continue to destination, in part, because of the WX at buf.

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Attributes
ACN	385702
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : buf
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	385702
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out out of buffalo international airport I went to roll nose up trim and found the trim wheel stuck. I attempted to roll both nose up and nose down trim with no success. I asked my first officer to assist in back pressure on the yoke, during climb. After leveling off and troubleshooting, we told the controller of our situation. We advised the controller that the elevator trim tab was stuck, but we needed no assistance or priority handling. We elected to continue our flight to teb due to the WX en route (airports) being slightly above minimums and the icy runway at buffalo. Teb WX VFR. The landing at teb was uneventful. I feel this was due to the excellent crew communication. The two of us agreed to continue to teb to prevent descending back through the ice and a landing on an icy runway. En route, we briefed for the approach and landing. I flew the airplane as my first officer controled the power, flaps, and gear. He also was prepared to provide control pressures if needed. Good work and communication by my fellow crew member.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX C402 FREIGHTER FLC FIND THAT THE PITCH TRIM WHEEL WAS STUCK DURING CLBOUT FROM BUF. THE FLC DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DEST, IN PART, BECAUSE OF THE WX AT BUF.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OUT OF BUFFALO INTL ARPT I WENT TO ROLL NOSE UP TRIM AND FOUND THE TRIM WHEEL STUCK. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL BOTH NOSE UP AND NOSE DOWN TRIM WITH NO SUCCESS. I ASKED MY FO TO ASSIST IN BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, DURING CLB. AFTER LEVELING OFF AND TROUBLESHOOTING, WE TOLD THE CTLR OF OUR SIT. WE ADVISED THE CTLR THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS STUCK, BUT WE NEEDED NO ASSISTANCE OR PRIORITY HANDLING. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE OUR FLT TO TEB DUE TO THE WX ENRTE (ARPTS) BEING SLIGHTLY ABOVE MINIMUMS AND THE ICY RWY AT BUFFALO. TEB WX VFR. THE LNDG AT TEB WAS UNEVENTFUL. I FEEL THIS WAS DUE TO THE EXCELLENT CREW COM. THE TWO OF US AGREED TO CONTINUE TO TEB TO PREVENT DSNDING BACK THROUGH THE ICE AND A LNDG ON AN ICY RWY. ENRTE, WE BRIEFED FOR THE APCH AND LNDG. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE AS MY FO CTLED THE PWR, FLAPS, AND GEAR. HE ALSO WAS PREPARED TO PROVIDE CTL PRESSURES IF NEEDED. GOOD WORK AND COM BY MY FELLOW CREW MEMBER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.