Boeing 737 G-EZJK

Summary

On 12 January 2009 at about 15:45 local time, a Boeing 737 registered G-EZJK, operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident near East Anglia, United Kingdom. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 January 2009 at 15:45

Classification

Incident

Location

East Anglia, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

G-EZJK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

easyJet

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Southend Apt → London Stansted

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA09WA023

Nobody was injured.

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 January 12, 2009, at 1545 Coordinated Universal Time, an easyJet Boeing 737-73V, registered in the United Kingdom as G-EZJK, experienced a violent pitch down during flight. Vmo was exceeded by 100 knots, and a 10,000 foot loss of altitude occurred. The aircraft recovered from the maneuver and landed safely. 4 flight crewmembers were on board, and there were no passengers. None of the flight crewmembers were injured. The investigation is being conducted by the United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), and the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB in their investigation. All inquires should be directed to the AAIB at: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.