BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

10/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2024 11:30

Serious incident to the ATR72 registered F-HBCM operated by Chalair on 21/09/2024 at Caen

Serious incident to the ATR72 registered F-HBCM operated by Chalair on 21/09/2024 at Caen

Décollage avec un centrage erroné

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression In progress
Progress: 50%

Flight AD Caen-Carpiquet (14) - AD Kerry (Ireland).

During the takeoff rotation on runway 31, the PF felt heaviness at the controls then the crew noticed an unexpected trim position. The crew contacts operations to have the loadsheet checked. During the approach to the destination, following a message from the operator's operations, the controller transmits to the crew the instructions for a new distribution of passengers. The landing went smoothly.

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General information
Local date 21/09/2024
Responsible entity France - BEA
State or area of occurrence France - 14 Calvados
Location AD Caen-Carpiquet
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences None
Occurrence class Incident
Occurence category RAMP: Ground Handling
File number BEA2024-0400
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator France - Chalair (CHALAIR AVIATION)
Manufacturer / Model ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration F-HBCM
State of registry France
Last departure point France - LFRK (CFR): Caen Carpiquet
Planned destination Ireland - EIKY (KIR): Kerry (Farranfore)
Flight phase Take-off
Serial number 723
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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