- Date
- August 27, 2014, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 55 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N204JQEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170 200 LR
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise: Cabin safety event
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 2015
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Parties
- FAA
- Case key
- 89973
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Probable cause
the capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the airplane was climbing to cruise altitude in smooth air. While preparing for meal service, a FA pulled out a beverage cart from its stowed position in the aft galley and it immediately toppled over onto the foot of another FA that was in area. The injured FA was unable to continue her duties and the flight diverted to a closer airport without further incident. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with an open fracture of her right foot. There were no reported malfunctions or failures with the beverage cart.
Factual narrative
According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the airplane was climbing to cruise altitude in smooth air. While preparing for meal service, a FA pulled out a beverage cart from its stowed position in the aft galley and it immediately toppled over onto the foot of another FA that was in area. The injured FA was unable to continue her duties and the flight diverted to a closer airport without further incident. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with an open fracture of her right foot. There were no reported malfunctions or failures with the beverage cart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N204JQ
- Reported as
- Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170 200 LR (200LR)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17000243
- Built
- 2008
- Airframe hours
- 13,650
- Engines
- General Electric CF34-8E5, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF34-8E5, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Shuttle America Corp
- Registered owner
- Shuttle America Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- KDCA · Washington, DC
- Destination
- KOMA · Omaha, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 31, 2014
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,616 in this make and model
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 27
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 16, 2014
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,421 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- KOKV, 18 nm away
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 2, 2015, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 989 KB in all.