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) During deplaning in dtw, an elderly passenger tripped before the boarding door was opened at the gate. Passenger was not used to his tennis shoes. The rubber soles stuck and created resistance against rubber floor of galley. He lost his balance, stumbled onto a female passenger and then fell to the floor. He did not think he was injured. EMS came onboard and removed the passenger. It was reported the he had broken bones below the knee.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING DEPLANING IN DTW, AN ELDERLY PASSENGER TRIPPED BEFORE THE BOARDING DOOR WAS OPENED AT THE GATE. PASSENGER WAS NOT USED TO HIS TENNIS SHOES. THE RUBBER SOLES STUCK AND CREATED RESISTANCE AGAINST RUBBER FLOOR OF GALLEY. HE LOST HIS BALANCE, STUMBLED ONTO A FEMALE PASSENGER AND THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS INJURED. EMS CAME ONBOARD AND REMOVED THE PASSENGER. IT WAS REPORTED THE HE HAD BROKEN BONES BELOW THE KNEE.
Other reports on N768NC · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.