# Incident 20150812021029I: Embraer S A ERJ-170-200LR, Houston, TX, August 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2015, 06:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C77A
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ-170-200LR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150812021029I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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