19990907027919I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Reno, NV · September 7, 1999

Date: September 7, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AWXA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flight attendant, laura homack, reported passenger, erik d. olsen, pushed her twice during boarding. America west ground ops supervisor did not want to assist by putting passenger off the aircraft. Reno airport police issued a written statement that in their opinion the removal of the passenger was not warranted. Flight attendant demanded that police issue a citation to passenger and remove him from the flight. Insufficient evidence of a violation. Report closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT ATTENDANT, LAURA HOMACK, REPORTED PASSENGER, ERIK D. OLSEN, PUSHED HER TWICE DURING BOARDING. AMERICA WEST GROUND OPS SUPERVISOR DID NOT WANT TO ASSIST BY PUTTING PASSENGER OFF THE AIRCRAFT. RENO AIRPORT POLICE ISSUED A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT IN THEIR OPINION THE REMOVAL OF THE PASSENGER WAS NOT WARRANTED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DEMANDED THAT POLICE ISSUE A CITATION TO PASSENGER AND REMOVE HIM FROM THE FLIGHT. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION. REPORT CLOSED.