# Accident 20091026051539A: Boeing 717-200, Kinston, NC, October 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2009, 12:01 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 36.1940° N, 79.3166° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1940&lon=-79.3166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR-700 series (registry code 09500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: BMW ROLLS BR 700 SERIES
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,145 total, 6,177 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091026051539A

## Narrative

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

THE EVENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY 20 NM SOUTH OF KINSTON (ISO), AT 16:01Z.  THE FLIGHT WAS EXPERIENCING MODERATE TURBULENCE AT FL350 AND THE CREW REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE.  AIR TRAFFIC ONLY APPROVED A DESCENT TO FL330 DUE TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC AT FL320 (NWA 1789, AN AIRBUS A319).  THE DFDR INDICATES THAT DURING THE DESCENT A TCAS RA EVENT OCCURRED ALERTING THE CREW TO "MONITOR VERTICAL SPEED".  THE TCAS RA OCCURRED WHEN THE VERTICAL SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET.  THE DFDR ALSO INDICATES THAT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THE TCAS RA EVENT THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL SPEED WENT FROM A 2,000 FPM DESCENT TO A 900 FPM CLIMB TO A 2,400 FPM DESCENT TO A 180 FPM CLIMB WITHIN 7 SECONDS.  DURING THIS EVENT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND A PASSENGER, WHO WERE NOT SEATED, WERE INJURED.  AFTER NWA1789 WAS CLEAR THE FLIGHT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO DESCEND TO FL310.  THE 300MB JET STREAM CHART SHOWS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE JET STREAM OVER NORTH CAROLINA.

## 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 ERA10LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA041), Oct 26, 2009: Boeing 717-200 (N935AT), Pleasant Grove, NC, no damage. Probable cause: The captain's excessive maneuver in response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) alert, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was…

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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