Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
Upon landing in ZZZ1 an unsecured catering cart from the aft galley rolled down the center aisle of the aircraft and struck the back of seat 2C. This was a ferry flight being operated from ZZZ with no flight attendants on board. After taking over the aircraft in ZZZ both the First Officer and I performed a preflight check of the main cabin as per Standard Operation Procedure. We checked the cabin safety equipment and made sure the catering carts were present and secure. I then went to the cockpit to prepare for departure. During this time catering arrived and performed a full service of the aircraft. I was checking on a paperwork issue with Dispatch and Maintenance Control and I did not pay much attention to the caterers onboard. They performed their service and then left. Once we were ready to depart; I went to the back of the aircraft and armed the cabin doors for departure. I neglected to re-check the catering carts because I had already completed that task once and it did not occur to me to recheck them with the caterers having been onboard. I armed the front cabin doors and we departed the gate. The flight to ZZZ1 was normal and uneventful. Upon landing in ZZZ1; I did hear a noise that sounded like a collision but over the thrust reverse noise it didn't seem very loud. I assumed it was the maintenance log; which I had placed on the cockpit floor; hitting the back of the main pedestal. Once we parked the aircraft; I headed to the rear of the aircraft to disarm the cabin doors. On the way; I discovered a catering cart resting on the back of the aft first class seat; 2C. It had come loose during braking on the runway and collided with the back of the seat; bending the seat and the door of the catering cart. It also broke a piece of trim off another seat on the way down the aisle. This whole incident could easily have been prevented by a double check of SOP before departure instead of just using it to perform the preflight inspection. This is a good example of how tasks that aren't performed regularly can cause threats to safe operation. Thankfully no one was injured in this incident.
Air carrier Captain reported failing to secure galley carts on takeoff for a ferry flight.