AT72, Cologne-Bonn Germany, 2020

AT72, Cologne-Bonn Germany, 2020

Summary

On 27 April 2020, an ATR 72-200 freighter crew attempted a night takeoff in good visibility aligned with the edge of runway 06 and did not begin rejecting it until within 20 knots of the applicable V1 despite hearing persistent regular noises which they did not recognise as edge light impacts and so completed the rejection on the same alignment. The Investigation noted both pilots’ familiarity with the airport and their regular work together and attributed their error to their low attention level and a minor distraction during the turnround after backtracking.

Description

On 27 April 2020, an ATR 72-200 (EC-INV) being operated by Swiftair on a scheduled cargo flight from Cologne-Bonn to Sofia as WT6992 backtracked runway 06 to prepare for takeoff at night in good visibility but on turning round it was lined up with the left hand edge lights and subsequently attempted to takeoff on that alignment causing significant edge lighting damage before making a high speed rejected takeoff still aligned with the edge. The aircraft was also damaged.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the German Federal Bureau of Accident Investigation (BFU). The FDR and 2 hour CVR were both removed from the aircraft and their relevant data was successfully downloaded. A transcript of ATC communications was also provided.

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