# Incident 20191106023329I: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, Atlanta, GA, November 6, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2019, 21:06 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 33.7502° N, 84.3905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7502&lon=-84.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260121, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-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-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,135 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA20IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20IA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191106023329I

## Narrative

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

A REPUBLIC AIRWAYS EMBRAER ERJ-175, REGISTRATION N117HQ PERFORMING AA-4439 FROM ATLANTA,GA TO NEW YORK LA GUARDIA,NY (USA) WITH 6 PEOPLE ON BOARD, WAS CLIMBING OUT OF ATLANTA'S RUNWAY 09L WHEN THE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY REPORTING THEY HAD A TRIM RUNAWAY.

THE CREW WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CLIMB AT ABOUT 14,000 FEET.

DURING THE UPSET, THE CREW REPORTED THEY WERE IN A STALLING SITUATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADDED THEY COULDN'T GET THEIR PITCH DOWN, THEY WERE TRYING TO DESCEND NONETHELESS.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 10 ABOUT 19 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THE EMERGENCY CALL.

## 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 DCA20IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20IA014), Nov 7, 2019: Embraer ERJ170 (N117HQ), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The captain’s use of his pitch trim switch, which had been placarded inoperative but not deactivated, resulting in the airplane pitching up when the captain was trying to trim down. The trim commands…

## Other reports on N117HQ (1)

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

- [Accident 20140617010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617010249A), Jun 17, 2014: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (N117HQ), No damage. On June 17, 2014, republic airlines flight 3371, operating on an Embraer 170-200, encountered brief turbulence at the top of descent into Palm Beach…

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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