# Accident 20050531033219A: Cndair CL6002B19, Chicago, IL, May 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2005, 21:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 41.9744° N, 87.9070° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9744&lon=-87.9070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343B1
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,982 total, 1,140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA05MA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050531033219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2005, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON BOARD UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 5533, OPERATED BY AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORP, BOMBARDIER CL600-2B19, N417AW, WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S SERVICE DOOR AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY FOLLOWING PASSENGER BOARDING AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. OF THE 24 PASSENGERS, 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND 2 FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE, THE 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. AN AIR CONDITIONING CART WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED BECAUSE THE EXTERNAL AIR CART WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL DOORS WERE CLOSED. WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPENED THE DOOR, SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE NTSB INSPECTOR IN CHARGE WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^.

## 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 DCA05MA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA071), Jun 1, 2005: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N417AW), Chicago O'Hare, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: The opening of the service door when the airplane was pressurized. Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to ensure that one of the airplane doors was open while a ground-cooling cart…

## Other reports on N417AW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070508015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070508015689I), May 8, 2007: Cndair CL6002B19 (N417AW), Philadelphia, PA, No damage. (-23) Aircrew reported to ATC moderate to severe turbulence and experienced momentary loss of control for 20 seconds in-flight between 13,000 & 11,000 feet at…

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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