# NTSB DCA18CA294: Airbus A321, N994AN, Dallas, TX, September 26, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 26, 2018, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Dallas, TX - Coordinates: 32.543888, -97.021942 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5439&lon=-97.0219&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Prior to flight: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 185 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 8, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 98375 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18CA294 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98375/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98375 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA294 ## Probable cause a passenger leaving a bag in the aisle that the flight attendant tripped over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Passenger (probable cause); cases with it: [Airbus A321-231, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md?model=3940032), [All aircraft, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A321-231, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=3940032), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) ## Analysis On September 26, 2018, at about 1200 CDT, American Airlines flight 2308, an Airbus A321, N994AN, was still at the gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, when a flight attendant tripped over a bag and injured her ankle. Of the 186 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received a serious injury. The flight was scheduled to operate under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a domestic passenger flight from DFW to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California. The injury occurred after the main cabin door had been closed but before the airplane had been pushed back. The injured flight attendant was unable to walk and was assisted off the airplane after the jet bridge was repositioned. The fight attendant was transported to an local urgent care facility where she was diagnosed with a broken ankle. ## Factual narrative On September 26, 2018, at about 1200 CDT, American Airlines flight 2308, an Airbus A321, N994AN, was still at the gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, when a flight attendant tripped over a bag and injured her ankle. Of the 186 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received a serious injury. The flight was scheduled to operate under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a domestic passenger flight from DFW to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California. The injury occurred after the main cabin door had been closed but before the airplane had been pushed back. The injured flight attendant was unable to walk and was assisted off the airplane after the jet bridge was repositioned. The fight attendant was transported to an local urgent care facility where she was diagnosed with a broken ankle. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N994AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N994AN), registered now, S/N 7407, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Airbus A321 (231) - Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (registry code 3940032) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [IAE V2533-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (registry code 34611, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7407 - Year built: 2016 - Engines: IAE V2533-A5 turbo fan; IAE V2533-A5 turbo fan - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: American Airlines Inc - Registered owner: American Airlines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: DFW, DFW Airport, TX - Destination: SMF, Sacramento, CA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DFW, Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 10, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 6,309 total, 1,174 in this make and model, 1,146 as pilot in command, 175.5 in the last 90 days, 50.1 in the last 30 days, 8.1 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 50; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 5, 2018; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 884 total, 884 in this make and model, 190.3 in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30 days, 8.1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 16 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KDFW ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 21, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98375. 495 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 495 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=9636913&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20-%20AA%20%232308-26SEP18-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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