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FAA accident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · St Louis, MO · December 17, 2017

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Date
December 17, 2017 · 23:45 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N128SY
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA18CA049
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
9,059 total2,562 in this make and model
N128SYRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000445 · Built 2014Airframe 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.

?12-18-17 - While enroute this flight encountered turbulence resulting in ff 47635 suffering a broken ankle. The ff was not able to take the jump seat for landing. Passengers assisted in getting the ff to the very last row. Flight continued to destination and no emergency declared as FAR as the occ is aware of. Occ was notified this morning by isc, who were notified by company rep at approximately at 5AM mt.

12-20-17 - Originally it was reported by occ as turbulence, but once they were able to get the pilot statements it was discovered that it was due to pilot input.

The aircraft dfdr was down loaded and the data analyzed. According to the data, the max positive g force experienced was 1.727G. The threshold is 1.9G per amm 05-50-28-210-801-A. No further inspection is required. The max negative g force is -0.7, the force experienced was +0.746G.

This investigation began as an occurrence and has been upgraded to an accident due to the injury to the flight attendant and their inability to perform their duties. The accident investigation is conducted under ptrs 201802959, NTSB investigation #DCA18CA049.?

As the FAA filed it

?12-18-17 - WHILE ENROUTE THIS FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE RESULTING IN FF 47635 SUFFERING A BROKEN ANKLE. THE FF WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE JUMP SEAT FOR LANDING. PASSENGERS ASSISTED IN GETTING THE FF TO THE VERY LAST ROW. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AS FAR AS THE OCC IS AWARE OF. OCC WAS NOTIFIED THIS MORNING BY ISC, WHO WERE NOTIFIED BY COMPANY REP AT APPROXIMATELY AT 5AM MT.

12-20-17 - ORIGINALLY IT WAS REPORTED BY OCC AS TURBULENCE, BUT ONCE THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE PILOT STATEMENTS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS DUE TO PILOT INPUT.

THE AIRCRAFT DFDR WAS DOWN LOADED AND THE DATA ANALYZED. ACCORDING TO THE DATA, THE MAX POSITIVE G FORCE EXPERIENCED WAS 1.727G. THE THRESHOLD IS 1.9G PER AMM 05-50-28-210-801-A. NO FURTHER INSPECTION IS REQUIRED. THE MAX NEGATIVE G FORCE IS -0.7, THE FORCE EXPERIENCED WAS +0.746G.

THIS INVESTIGATION BEGAN AS AN OCCURRENCE AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE INJURY TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND THEIR INABILITY TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED UNDER PTRS 201802959, NTSB INVESTIGATION #DCA18CA049.?

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA18CA049Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSaint Louis, MOthe abrupt pitch up maneuver which caused the flight attendant to lose her balance and injure her ankle.Dec 18, 2017 · No damage