DCA11WA023

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Montpelier, France · January 10, 2011

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
January 10, 2011, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
Place
Montpelier, France
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
F-GIXDBoeing 737
Defining event
Takeoff: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
78253

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On January 10, 2011, at 1330 local time a Boeing 737-700, registration F-GIXD experienced an AOA sensor blockage resulting in false stick-shaker during takeoff from Montpelier, France. The airplane was on a ferry flight to Toulouse, France, and returned to land with no damage or injuries. The BEA-France is investigating the incident. www.bea.aero

Aircraft

Registration
F-GIXD
Reported as
Boeing 737 (700)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Ferry · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Europe Airpost
Registered owner
Europe Airpost
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Montpellier
Destination
Toulouse
Flight plan
IFR