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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · San Luis Potosi · November 2, 2015

Date
November 2, 2015 · 15:15 local
Place
San Luis Potosi
Airport
Ponciano Arriaga International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FXGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73444
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA16WA017
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
20,846 total164 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was loaded by employees of the handling company in san lois pototsi. No load sheet or other guidance was provided to the loading crew by the flight crew. The cargo was not loaded in accordance with the load plan provided to the crew by the company. As a result the aircraft had a c.g. of approximately -.8% mac at takeoff when the crew assumed it had the projected c.g. of 21.7% mac. The crew set the stabilizer trim to 21.7% mac. This, in conjunction with the exceedance of the forward c.g. limit, resulted in a condition where the elevator did not have sufficient authority available to rotate the aircraft at vr. This resulted in a late abort at high speed with inadequate runway remaining to stop the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway and impact airport aproach lighting.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE HANDLING COMPANY IN SAN LOIS POTOTSI. NO LOAD SHEET OR OTHER GUIDANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE LOADING CREW BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE CARGO WAS NOT LOADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOAD PLAN PROVIDED TO THE CREW BY THE COMPANY. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A C.G. OF APPROXIMATELY -.8% MAC AT TAKEOFF WHEN THE CREW ASSUMED IT HAD THE PROJECTED C.G. OF 21.7% MAC. THE CREW SET THE STABILIZER TRIM TO 21.7% MAC. THIS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXCEEDANCE OF THE FORWARD C.G. LIMIT, RESULTED IN A CONDITION WHERE THE ELEVATOR DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY AVAILABLE TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT AT VR. THIS RESULTED IN A LATE ABORT AT HIGH SPEED WITH INADEQUATE RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACT AIRPORT APROACH LIGHTING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.