Bombardier CL600 2C10 incident near Lorient, Fr, October 16, 2012
On October 16, 2012 at about 7:23 pm local time, a Bombardier CL600 2C10, registered FGRZE, suffered minor damage in an incident near Lorient. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 57 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 16, 2012 · about 7:23 pm local time
- Place
- Lorient, France
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 57 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL600 2C10 700 · all CL600 2C10s on the register
- Registration
- FGRZE · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On 16 October, 2012, at approximately 1923 UTC (2123 local time), a Canadair CRJ-700, registration F-GRZE, operated by Britair as flight 5937 from Paris to Lorient (France), landed on Lorient Airport runway 25, and proceeded to overrun the end of the runway, the end of the runway safety area, broke through the localizer antenna and came to a stop just short of the airport perimeter fence about 200 meters past the end of the runway. All 3 landing gear were located off the paved surface after the airplane came to stop. The aircraft carried 53 passengers and 4 crew, and there were no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the airport localizer antenna was damaged. The investiation is bein conduted by the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour laSécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA) of France as the State of Occurrence. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. accredited representative as the state of design and manufacture of the aircraft engines and will assist the BEA in their investigation. All inquires should be directed to the BEA at: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile Zone Sud - Bâtiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aéroport du Bourget F – 93352 Le Bourget Cedex T : + 33 1 49 92 72 00 F : + 33 1 49 92 72 03 www.bea.aero
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 53 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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