# NTSB CEN13CA117: Embraer EMB-145LR, N619AE, Chicago, IL, December 29, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 28, 2012, 20:32 local (Dec 29, 2012, 02:32 UTC) - Place: Chicago, IL - Coordinates: 41.979757, -87.910421 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9798&lon=-87.9104&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 49 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 3, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 85913 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA117 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85913/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85913 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA117 ## Probable cause The presence of deice fluid on the floor, which resulted in a slip hazard and an injury to the flight attendant. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Physical workspace](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041000): Environmental issues › Task environment · Effect on personnel (probable cause); cases with it: [Embraer EMB-145LR, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041000/cases.md?model=3260212), [All aircraft, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Embraer EMB-145LR, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=3260212), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis Shortly after departure, the flight attendant stood up from her jumpseat to begin beverage service. She slipped in the main cabin door floor area and injured her left arm. The flight attendant was unable to perform her crew duties; however, an airline pilot, who was a passenger on the flight, assisted in maintaining cabin safety. The flight attendant reported that there was deicing fluid on the floor, which made the surface slippery. Deice fluid was present on the ramp areas surrounding the airplane. ## Factual narrative Shortly after departure, the flight attendant began beverage service. She slipped on the main cabin door floor area and injured her left arm. The flight attendant was unable to perform her crew duties; however, an airline pilot, who was a passenger on the flight, assisted in maintaining cabin safety. The flight attendant reported that there was de-icing fluid on the floor of the floor which made the surface slippery. Deice fluid was present on the ramp areas surrounding the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N619AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619AE), registered now, S/N 145101, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR - Registry model: [Embraer EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (registry code 3260212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Allison AE3007C series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (registry code 03028, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 145101 - Airframe hours: 31998 - Engines: turbo fan; Rolls-Royce turbo fan - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: American Eagle Airlines Inc, doing business as American Eagle Airlines Inc - Registered owner: American Eagle Airlines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, December 28, 2012 - Departed: KORD, CHICAGO, IL - Destination: KTVC, TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 3, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 16,575 total, 6,946 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft overcast - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KORD ## Other investigations on N619AE (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 DCA20LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20LA013), Nov 11, 2019: Embraer EMB145 (N619AE), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s inability to maintain the airplane on the runway centerline after touchdown due to the reduced braking action resulting from the deteriorating weather conditions, which caused the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85913. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40385514&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Crew Statement (item 2, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40385515&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Crew%20Statement-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.