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# CS 23.2220 Ground and water load conditions

Normal-Category Aeroplanes (CS-23) · CS-23 · EAR revision 13 May 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CS 23.2220 Ground and water load conditions

The applicant must determine the structural design loads resulting from taxi, take-off, landing, and handling conditions on the applicable surface in normal and adverse attitudes and configurations.

IR · CS 23.2220 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2017/013/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 23.2220 Ground and water load conditions

ASTM F44 F3264 Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification

6.5 Ground and Water Load Conditions

F3116/F3116M-24 Standard Specification for Design Loads and Conditions

F3331-18 Standard Practice for Aircraft Water Loads

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AMC · AMC1 23.2220 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2026/003/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC2 23.2220 Ground and water load conditions

CS-23 Amdt 4

23.477 Landing gear arrangement (With Appendix C)

23.479 level landing conditions (With Appendix C, D)

23.481 Tail down landing conditions

23.483 One-wheel landing conditions

23.485 Side load conditions

23.493 Braked roll conditions

23.505 Supplementary conditions for skiplanes

23.529 Hull and main float landing conditions

23.531 Hull and main float takeoff conditions

23.731 Wheels

AMC · AMC2 23.2220 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2017/025/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC3 23.2220 Ground and water load conditions

CS VLA Amdt 1

VLA.477 Landing gear arrangement (With Appendix C)

VLA.479 level landing conditions

VLA.481 Tail down landing conditions

VLA.483 One-wheel landing conditions

VLA.485 Side load conditions

VLA.493 Braked roll conditions

VLA.505 Supplementary conditions for skiplanes

VLA.731 Wheels

AMC · AMC3 23.2220 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2017/025/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 May 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.