# NTSB DCA13WA061: Boeing 737, Launceston, Australia, January 4, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 4, 2013
- Place: Launceston, Australia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86332/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA061

## Factual narrative

On 4 January 2013, at approximately 2020 local time, a B737-800, registration VH-VUZ, operated by Virgin Australia between Launceston and Malbourne, experienced a pitch excursion. During the climb, the crew did not select the appropriate vertical mode and the aircraft pitched forward to maintain minimum speed. The investigation is continuing. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-VUZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8FE)
- Serial number: 39921
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Virgin Air Inc

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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