# Accident 20020602016119A: Boeing 757232, Covington/Cinci, KY, June 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2002, 13:13 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.3633° N, 88.3433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3633&lon=-88.3433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N694DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N694DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602016119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DL482 DEN-CVG. WHILE DESCENDING IN IMC FROM FL290 TO FL270 OVER FAIRFIELD, IL, TCAS SOUNDED "TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC," AND INDICATED CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ABOUT 15 MILES AHEAD AND 700 FEET BELOW, WTIH NO RESOLUTION ADVISORY. FLIGHT CREW RESPONDED BY STOPPING DESCENT AT FL276 AND CLIMBING TO FL277. TRAFFIC WAS LEVEL AT FL260. THE ABRUPT MANEUVER RESULTED IN THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FALLING TO THE FLOOR. ONE SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEG. THE OTHER A BRUISED KNEE. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH THE FRACTURED LEG WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. AWAITING FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS THROUGH DELTA CMO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA110), Jun 2, 2002: Boeing 757-232 (N694DL), Fairfield, IL, no damage. Probable cause: The first officer's abrupt level off.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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