# Accident 20240503021449A: Embraer EMB-145LR, Houston, TX, May 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2024, 18:12 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 4DPA
- Location: 29.6459° N, 95.2769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6459&lon=-95.2769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942JX-2024-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE 3007A
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,825 total, 995 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240503021449A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL) TO HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU) EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 4. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING AND SLID ABOUT 5570 FEET DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DESTROYING 9 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 526 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 4.

## 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 DCA24FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA179), May 3, 2024: Embraer EMB-145LR (N942JX), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s unintentional use of the nose down pitch trim during final approach which limited the elevator control authority resulting in a hard landing that collapsed the left main landing gear.

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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