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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135KL · Fayetteville, AR · November 29, 2004

Date
November 29, 2004 · 19:00 local
Place
Fayetteville, AR
Airport
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N830AE
Reported as
EMB EMB135KL
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) On November 29, 2004, at approximately 1900 CDT, Emb-135, N830AE, on a flight operated by American eagle airlines, experienced a cabin disturbance when an unruly, intoxicated passenger interfered with a crewmember performing their duties. Passenger privacy data omitted in a later interview, acknowledged he was in an intoxicated condition aboard the aircraft after having consumed 5 glasses of wine. He did not believe he displayed any signs of intoxication prior to boarding the aircraft. He consumed one drink served to him during the flight. The flight attendants refused him additional alcohol beverages. privacy data omitted Refused to obey cabin crewmembers instructions. He insisted on lying down in the aisle, singing in the lavatory, and refusing to take his seat. The captain radioed ahead to have police escort privacy data omitted off the aircraft upon arrival. privacy data omitted Displayed an agitated behavior even with local police resulting in his arrest. The flight was conducted as a scheduled air carrier 14 code of federal regulations part 121. Injury summary not known by ASI

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT, EMB-135, N830AE, ON A FLIGHT OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, EXPERIENCED A CABIN DISTURBANCE WHEN AN UNRULY, INTOXICATED PASSENGER INTERFERED WITH A CREWMEMBER PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A LATER INTERVIEW, ACKNOWLEDGED HE WAS IN AN INTOXICATED CONDITION ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AFTER HAVING CONSUMED 5 GLASSES OF WINE. HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE DISPLAYED ANY SIGNS OF INTOXICATION PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT. HE CONSUMED ONE DRINK SERVED TO HIM DURING THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REFUSED HIM ADDITIONAL ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. ^PRIVACY DA^ REFUSED TO OBEY CABIN CREWMEMBERS INSTRUCTIONS. HE INSISTED ON LYING DOWN IN THE AISLE, SINGING IN THE LAVATORY, AND REFUSING TO TAKE HIS SEAT. THE CAPTAIN RADIOED AHEAD TO HAVE POLICE ESCORT ^PRIVACY DA^ OFF THE AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL. ^PRIVACY DA^ DISPLAYED AN AGITATED BEHAVIOR EVEN WITH LOCAL POLICE RESULTING IN HIS ARREST. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI