# Accident 20230921022449A: Embraer S A EMB-545, Saint Simons Is, GA, September 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2023, 21:52 local time
- Place: Saint Simons Is, GA
- Airport: St Simons Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: J7SA
- Location: 31.1536° N, 81.3910° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1536&lon=-81.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A EMB-545 (registry code 3260418, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-emb-545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A EMB-545
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230921022449A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH INTO KSSI AT APPROXIMATLY 2152 PM. AIRCRAFT WAS AUTHORIZED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4.

AIRCRAFT MAINS GEAR TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY ON THE THRESHOLD. NOSE WHEEL FIRST, THEN MAINS. AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO HAVE BOUNCED.

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING A DIRECTIONAL SIGN FOUNDATION. RH MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF RUNWAY CONTACTING SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT, CROSSED TAXI WAY AND CAME TO REST IN GRASS AREA. LH MAIN GEAR TRUNION SEPERATED AND PROTRUDED THROUGH UPPER WING SKIN ON AIRCRFAT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 ERA23LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA376), Sep 21, 2023: Embraer S A EMB-545 (N434FX), St. Simons Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The control laws of the angle of attack limiter protection system, which precluded the system from disengaging during an approach in gusting wind conditions, limiting the flight crew’s ability to…

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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