# Accident 20150209001439A: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, Houston, TX, February 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2015, 22:07 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: George Bush International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 29.9844° N, 95.3414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9844&lon=-95.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953UW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953UW-2022-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (registry code 3260408, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-190-100-igw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-10E6 (registry code 30023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-10e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
- Reported engine: GE CF34-10E6
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,463 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150209001439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KPHL @ 18:06 EST. IN- ROUTE KIAH, 52 PASSENGERS AND 4 CREW ON BOARD. UPON ARRIVAL KIAH, CREW REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. FLIGHT CREW INITIATEED 2 GO AROUND FLIGHTS WITH A REQUEST TO TOWER PERSONNEL TO OBSERVE THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN EXTENDED OR RETRACTED NOSE GEAR. NO NOSE GEAR WAS NOTED BY OBSERVANCE. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS ACTIVATED BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR GEAR EXTENSION HAVING NO EFFECT. THE CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING AT KIAH ON RUNWAY 27. THE CREW LANDED ON THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WHEELS MAINTAINING RUNWAY CENTER LINE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE SETTLED TO RUNWAY 27 AT APPROXIMATELY THE RUNWAY 3500' MARK. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 2200' AND CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. THERE WAS 1 MINOR INJURY THAT OCCURRED FROM THE AIRCRAFT REAR SLIDE EVACUATION PROCESS. AIRPORT EMERGENCY CREWS WERE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND FOAMED THE RUNWAY AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AS A PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE.

## 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 CEN15LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA140), Feb 10, 2015: Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW (N953UW), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undetermined malfunction of the nosewheel steering control module, which resulted in the nose landing gear being jammed in the gear bay. Contributing to the accident was the improper rigging of…

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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