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| Date: | Monday 24 December 2001 |
| Time: | 06:27 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-145LU |
| Owner/operator: | Crossair |
| Registration: | HB-JAD |
| MSN: | 145269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Near Bâle-Mulhouse Aéroport (BSL/LFSB) -
 France
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg EuroAirport (BSL/LFSB) |
| Hamburg-Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Not to long after takeoff a warning would appear “ PIT TRIM 1 INOP” Not too long after the “AUTO TRIM FAIL” Warning would activate. The crew were now having issues controlling the aircraft on climb. The Trim was completely unresponsive to any inputs. The crew would lower the gear and would activate the Backup Trim, Which was working. The crew would declare an MAYDAY and would attempt to return to Basel. The aircraft would land safely.
Probable Cause:
Improper flight conditions such as a low takeoff speed and the low takeoff weight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1366360/hb-jad-crossair-embraer-erj-145lu (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2024 19:29 | ASN | Added |
| 07-Nov-2024 13:20 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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