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| Date: | Saturday 23 April 2005 |
| Time: | 07:49 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-85F |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-SKC |
| MSN: | 30478/997 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 189 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS) |
| Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff the aircraft's tail struck the ground. The takeoff was aborted.
Cause
The cause of the tailstrike was the extremely rearward position of the aircraft's centre of gravity, caused by the remaining passengers and their luggage in the rear of the aircraft.
A contributing factor was the inadequate situational awareness of everyone involved, with the exception of the loadmaster.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU AX002-0/05
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2024 19:06 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Sep-2024 19:22 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2024 17:13 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2024 17:15 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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