Boeing 737 VH-VUZ

Summary

On 4 January 2013 at about 20:20 local time, a Boeing 737 registered VH-VUZ, operated by Virgin Air Inc, was involved in an incident near Launceston, Australia. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 2013 at 20:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Launceston, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

VH-VUZ

Operator

Virgin Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA13WA061

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.