# NTSB CEN18WA380: Robin DR-400, St. Chamont, France, March 31, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 31, 2018
- Place: St. Chamont, France
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA380
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98303/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA380

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 31, 2018, a Robin DR400-120 airplane, French registration F-GIKQ, experienced a runway excursion during takeoff from Saint Chamond - L'Horme airport (LFHG), near L'Horme, France. The airplane departed then end of runway 28 and came to rest along a highway about 150 meters from the runway. The pilot and flight instructor were not injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud - Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GIKQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBIN DR-400 (120)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1965
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aero-Club De Lyon Corbas
- Registered owner: Aero-Club De Lyon Corbas
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: LFHG, L’Horme
- Airport: Saint Chamond - L'Horme airpor, runway 28

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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