Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On April 13, 2011, about 1855 UTC, an Airbus A330-200, F-GZCB, experienced a hard landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS), Caracas, Venezuela. No injuries occurred. The flight was registered to and operated by Air France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which originated at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), Paris, France.
The investigation has been delegated to the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile(BEA) by the government of Venezuela. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA investigation as the state of manufacture of system equiment on the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the BEA at:
Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la
Sécurité de l'Aviation civile
Bâtiment 153
Aéroport du Bourget
93350 Le Bourget
France
Website: http://www.bea-fr.org
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA11WA079