# Accident 20100809046639A: Embraer ERJ 170-100, Mccomb, MS, August 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 31.2839° N, 90.4683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2839&lon=-90.4683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA10LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809046639A

## Narrative

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

THE CREW OF FLIGHT #TCF7630 HAD BEEN CLEARED BY ATC TO DESCEND AND LEVEL OFF AT FL290.  AS THE CREW LEVELED OFF AT FL290 THE CREW RECEIVED A RESOLUTION ADVISORY FROM THE TCAS INDICATING THEY SHOULD "CLIMB."  THE FIRST OFFICER ON THE CONTROLS INITIATED A CLIMB AS THE CREW OBSERVED A MILITARY T38 TO THEIR LEFT AND TURNING TOWARD AIRCRAFT N856RW (THEIR AIRCRAFT).  THE T38 PASSED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BELOW THEM.  A PASSENGER WAS IN THE LAVATORY AND WAS INJURED DURING THE EVENT.  THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL WHEN THEY LANDED AT NEW ORLEANS (MSY).

## 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 DCA10LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10LA083), Aug 9, 2010: Embraer ERJ 170 100 SE (N856RW), Summit, MS, no damage. Probable cause: the abrupt maneuver that was appropriately initiated to comply with the TCAS resolution advisory caused by the momentary projected loss of separation from converging traffic. Contributing to the…

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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