# NTSB MIA08CA065: Embraer EMB-145LR, N569RP, Covington, KY, February 15, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 15, 2008, 09:57 local (14:57 UTC) - Place: Covington, KY - Coordinates: 39.042778, -84.673332 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0428&lon=-84.6733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 52 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Indianapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67551 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08CA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67551/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA065 ## Probable cause The flight attendant's inadvertent slip on the galley's contaminated floor and falling during climb to cruise. ## 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 · Not specified; 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) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Cabin crew (probable cause); cases with it: [Embraer EMB-145LR, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=3260212), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-climb to cruise: 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 According to the Captain, "at about 11,000 feet, we received a call from our flight attendant, who stated that she was injured. She said that when she stood up from her flight attendant seat after 10,000 feet and was making her way back to the galley she slipped and fell. I inquired if she could still perform her duties, at which point she said that she could not. I proceeded to call dispatch and notified him of the incident and told him that we would return to the airport and he concurred. I requested medical assistance and after [I] did a passenger briefing about the incident and that we were returning to CVG." According to the Flight Attendant, she got out of her jumpseat after 10,000 feet to begin service. As she proceeded to the galley, she slipped and fell. The flight attendant said there was glycol on the floor, and she must have slipped on it. She had difficulty getting up. A passenger seated in 2A was able to assist her into seat 1A. Another passenger came forward and identified himself as a family physician and offered assistance. He had her apply ice to her ankle and got the interphone for her so she could notify the Captain. The flight attendant informed the Captain that she could not continue to work the flight. The captain made the decision to turn around and go back to CVG instead of continuing onto GSP. The captain made an announcement advising the passengers that she was injured and unable to continue and they would be returning to CVG. After landing, the Emergency Medical Service met the aircraft and carried her off the airplane. The passengers then deplaned back into the terminal. At the hospital, the flight attendant said the doctor informed her that her leg was broken in three places. ## Factual narrative According to the Captain, "at about 11,000 feet, we received a call from our flight attendant, who stated that she was injured. She said that when she stood up from her flight attendant seat after 10,000 feet and was making her way back to the galley she slipped and fell. I inquired if she could still perform her duties, at which point she said that she could not. I proceeded to call dispatch and notified him of the incident and told him that we would return to the airport and he concurred. I requested medical assistance and after [I] did a passenger briefing about the incident and that we were returning to CVG." According to the Flight Attendant, she got out of her jumpseat after 10,000 feet to begin service. As she proceeded to the galley, she slipped and fell. The flight attendant said there was glycol on the floor, and she must have slipped on it. She had difficulty getting up. A passenger seated in 2A was able to assist her into seat 1A. Another passenger came forward and identified himself as a family physician and offered assistance. He had her apply ice to her ankle and got the interphone for her so she could notify the Captain. The flight attendant informed the Captain that she could not continue to work the flight. The captain made the decision to turn around and go back to CVG instead of continuing onto GSP. The captain made an announcement advising the passengers that she was injured and unable to continue and they would be returning to CVG. After landing, the Emergency Medical Service met the aircraft and carried the her off the airplane. The passengers then deplaned back into the terminal. At the hospital, the flight attendant said the doctor informed her that her leg was broken in three places. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N569RP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569RP-2020-11-17), registration cancelled 2020-11-17, S/N 14500816, built 2004 (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: [Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (registry code 54571, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14500816 - Airframe hours: 9943 - Engines: Rolls-Royce AE3007A1P 8300 lbs thrust turbo jet; Rolls-Royce AE3007A1P 8300 lbs thrust turbo jet - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Registered owner: Chautauqua Airlines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 1, 2008 - Departed: CVG, Covington, KY - Destination: GSP, Greenville, SC - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 3,830 total, 2,620 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 237 in the last 90 days, 52 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 26; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2007; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,657 total, 637 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days, 49 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 9 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft broken - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: CVG ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080215833199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080215833199A), Feb 15, 2008: Emb EMB145LR, Cinncinnati, OH, No damage. (-23) Flight attendant slipped and fell in forward cabin area between jumpseat and galley during aircraft climb, at approximately 11,000. Flight attendant… 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.