# Incident 20150331013129I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Charlotte, NC, March 31, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2015, 17:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331013129I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 31, 2015, FA WAS OPERATING AIR WISCONSIN (A6WA) FLIGHT #3732, (CL-65, N452AW) FROM CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHF). DURING BOARDING THE SOLE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED A MALE PASSENGER, SEATED IN ROW 11C, THAT HIS ROLLER BOARD LUGGAGE WOULD HAVE TO BE GATE CHECKED. THE BAG WAS TOO LARGE TO FIT UNDER THE SEAT OR IN AN OVERHEAD BIN. HE INFORMED HER THAT HE HAD MEDICATION IN HIS BAG. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TOLD HIM  HE COULD TAKE THE MEDICATION OUT OF HIS BAG AND THEN SHE WOULD GATE CHECK IT.  THE PASSENGER WAS UPSET THAT HIS BAG HAD TO BE GATE CHECKED.  HE SHOVED THE BAG AT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STRIKING HER IN THE ABDOMEN.

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COMPLETED HER PRE- DEPARTURE DUTIES AND WENT TO TAKE HER JUMPSEAT. WHEN SHE PUT ON HER SEATBELT   SHE FELT PAIN AND PULLING IN THE AREA WHERE SHE HAD BEEN STRUCK. SHE CONTACTED THE CAPTAIN AND INFORMED HIM THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND WAS MET BY EMTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE EMTS VIEWED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S INJURY. SHE DECLINED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. DUE TO HER INJURY SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE REST OF HER FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N452AW (1)

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

- [Incident 20110923022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923022119I), Sep 23, 2011: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19 (N452AW), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. As the tug was approaching the aircraft the baggage cart became disconnected from the tug. The drive pulled the emergency brake handle and jumped out of 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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