Jetstream 4100, G-MAJA, 29 June 2005

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
Commercial - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
29 June 2005
Aircraft type:
Jetstream 4100
Location:
Manchester Airport, Manchester
Registration:
G-MAJA

Jetstream 4100, G-MAJA

Summary:

The aircraft departed from Hamburg Airport with an overloaded baggage compartment and with the centre of gravity outside the aft limit of the operating company’s approved aircraft flight envelope, although it was within the manufacturer’s less restrictive envelope. On landing at Manchester Airport in benign weather conditions, an oscillation in yaw developed which the pilot was unable to correct through use of the rudder or nose wheel steering (NWS). After several cycles the oscillations rapidly became divergent and the aircraft veered off the runway, coming to a halt on the grass approximately 80 m from the runway centreline.

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