# Accident 20221231019099A: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, Montgomery, AL, December 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2022, 15:38 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.3029° N, 86.3912° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3029&lon=-86.3912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N264NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N264NN) (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 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CE34-8E5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA23LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221231019099A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HAD JUST PARKED AT GATE 4 AT THE MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE RECIEVING GROUND CREW MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT ENGINE WOULD REMAIN RUNNING UNTIL THE JETWAY GROUND POWER UNIT WAS INSTALLED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND TO REMAIN AT THIER ASSIGNED POSITIONS UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN.   A GROUND CREW MEMBER, ASSIGNED AS THE LEFT WING WALKER, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED, LEFT THEIR POSITION AND WALKED TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PLACE A CONE.  IN DOING SO, THE GROUND CREW MEMBER WAS PUSHED BY THE RUNNING LEFT ENGINE'S EXHAUST.  AFTER PLACING THE CONE, THE GROUND CREW MEMBER WALKED BACK TO THE LEFT WING TIP, PASSED IT AND BEGAN TO WALK IN FRONT OF THE LEFT WING AND EVENTUALLY  WITHIN 8 FEET OF THE RUNNING LEFT ENGINE'S INTAKE.   AS A RESULT, THE GROUND CREW MEMBER WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE'S INTAKE AND RECIEVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 DCA23LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA109), Dec 31, 2022: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (N264NN), Montgomery, AL, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The ramp agent’s cognitive impairment, which resulted in her (1) inconsistent behavior with trained procedures and pre landing briefings, (2) presence on the left side of the airplane while the left…

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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