# Accident 20140916017939A: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, Marlboro Townsh, NJ, September 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2014, 07:39 local time
- Place: Marlboro Townsh, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Aircraft: N823MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,106 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140916017939A

## Narrative

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

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE CAPTAIN FROM SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT #5902, DCA-LGA:

WE HEARD AN AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF US REPORT MODERATE TURBULENCE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CABIN AND ASKED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IF THEY WERE NEARLY DONE WITH THEIR SERVICE SINCE IT WOULD LIKELY GET BUMPY. THEY REPLIED THEY WERE NEARLY FINISHED. I ADVISED THEM TO HURRY UP.

WE SAW AN OVERCAST LAYER OF CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED BUILD UPS. THE ONBOARD RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF LIGHT AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION. WE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TURBULENCE. I CALLED THE CABIN A SECOND TIME, AT LEAST THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE WE ENTERED THE CLOUD LAYER, AND INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO SIT DOWN. I HEARD ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TELL THE OTHER TO SIT. WE ENTERED THE CLOUD LAYER AT 13,000 FEET. SECONDS LATER, WE HIT A LARGE BUMP. IT WAS THIS BUMP WHICH CAUSED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO BECOME AIRBORN, AND THEN BREAK HER LEG UPON LANDING.

AFTERWARDS, ATC GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING. WE WERE IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS. AIRSPEED WAS BETWEEN 250-300 KNOTS. WE INFORMED ATC AND OUR COMPANY. I CONTINUED TO CHECK ON THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N823MD (1)

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

- [Incident 20100528035769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100528035769I), May 28, 2010: Embraer ERJ 170-100 (N823MD), Wichita, KS, No damage. On may 29, 2010 the crew heard a number of loud bangs followed by multiple cas failure messages and a loss of information on the co-pilots MFD. The crew…

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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