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FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Houston, TX · August 12, 2015

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Date
August 12, 2015 · 06:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C77A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N204NN
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ-170-200LR
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
N204NNRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000477 · Built 2015Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LREngine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 12 2015 a ground handler was pinned between a belt loader and a compass airlines aircraft, N204NN, and received severe injuries. The aircraft was being prepared for flight 5931. The captain was on the flight deck performing the preflight duties. The first officer was conducting the preflight walkaround. Two flight attendants were on the aircraft preparing the cabin for boarding.

Ground handling services for compass airlines is provided by envoy air inc. (sima). The employee (#1) that was injured was training the employee (#2) that was driving the belt loader. While employee 1 was standing in front of but to the left of the belt loader reached across the employee 2 to jiggle the gear selector handle while employee 2 was raising the belt. At some point employee 2 took his foot of the brake. The belt loader "lurched forward" pinning employee 1 between the aircraft and the belt loader. Employee 1 was transported to the hospital via helicopter.

*Note* an amendment will be entered once following information is available: aircraft hours, aircraft cycles, and pilot hours.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 12 2015 A GROUND HANDLER WAS PINNED BETWEEN A BELT LOADER AND A COMPASS AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, N204NN, AND RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR FLIGHT 5931. THE CAPTAIN WAS ON THE FLIGHT DECK PERFORMING THE PREFLIGHT DUTIES. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS CONDUCTING THE PREFLIGHT WALKAROUND. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE ON THE AIRCRAFT PREPARING THE CABIN FOR BOARDING.

GROUND HANDLING SERVICES FOR COMPASS AIRLINES IS PROVIDED BY ENVOY AIR INC. (SIMA). THE EMPLOYEE (#1) THAT WAS INJURED WAS TRAINING THE EMPLOYEE (#2) THAT WAS DRIVING THE BELT LOADER. WHILE EMPLOYEE 1 WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF BUT TO THE LEFT OF THE BELT LOADER REACHED ACROSS THE EMPLOYEE 2 TO JIGGLE THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WHILE EMPLOYEE 2 WAS RAISING THE BELT. AT SOME POINT EMPLOYEE 2 TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE BRAKE. THE BELT LOADER "LURCHED FORWARD" PINNING EMPLOYEE 1 BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BELT LOADER. EMPLOYEE 1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER.

*NOTE* AN AMENDMENT WILL BE ENTERED ONCE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE: AIRCRAFT HOURS, AIRCRAFT CYCLES, AND PILOT HOURS.