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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB145LR · Pittsburgh, PA · August 28, 2005

Date: August 28, 2005 · 14:10 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RAIA
Aircraft: N810HK
Reported as: EMB EMB145LR
Reported engine: Allison AE3007A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total1,296 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

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) Captain experienced a mild heart attack on climb out of Pittsburgh pa (pit) enroute to portland (pwm). The flight returned to Pittsburgh piloted by the first officer who landed the aircraft safely with no injuries to the passengers. Further investigation revealed that the captain was incapacitated and unresponsive in flight and on the ground after this event occurred. Captain was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. Submission of this 8020-23 form closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED A MILD HEART ATTACK ON CLIMB OUT OF PITTSBURGH PA (PIT) ENROUTE TO PORTLAND (PWM). THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH PILOTED BY THE FIRST OFFICER WHO LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS INCAPACITATED AND UNRESPONSIVE IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND AFTER THIS EVENT OCCURRED. CAPTAIN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. SUBMISSION OF THIS 8020-23 FORM CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.