# NTSB MIA99LA039: Aerospatiale ATR-72-212, N414WF, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 1, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 1, 1998, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL - Coordinates: 26.08929, -80.150886 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0893&lon=-80.1509&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 51 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 11, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45401 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45401/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA039 ## Probable cause an abrupt maneuver in response to a traffic avoidance system alert, resulting in a flight attendant falling and breaking a leg. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Abrupt maneuver, cruise - pull-up - initiated, pilot in command ## Analysis The flight was at 4,000 feet when Air Traffic Control gave the crew a traffic report. The crew could not locate the traffic, because at the time they were flying in instrument meteorological conditions. About 3 minutes later the crew received a TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) alert to climb. The flight climbed from 4,000 feet and leveled off at 5,300 feet. During the climb both flight attendants fell. One flight attendant broke her leg, the other was not injured. The flight attendants were standing completing their pre-landing duties when the event occurred. The pilot radioed ATC that he needed to have an ambulance meet the flight when it landed. The flight landed without further incident, and the flight attendant was taken to a local hospital. ## Factual narrative On December 1, 1998, about 1030 eastern standard time, an Aerospatiale ATR-72-212, N414WF, registered to AMR Leasing Corporation Inc., and operated by American Eagle Inc., had a flight attendant injured while maneuvering, about 30 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight. The airplane was not damaged. The flightcrew of 2, 1 flight attendant, and 48 passengers reported no injuries. One flight attendant was seriously injured. The flight had departed from Nassau, Bahamas, at 0945. The flight was at 4,000 feet when Air Traffic Control gave the crew a traffic report. The crew could not locate the traffic, because at the time they were flying in instrument meteorological conditions. About 3 minutes later the crew received a TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) alert to climb. The flight climbed from 4,000 feet and leveled off at 5,300 feet. During the climb both flight attendants fell. One flight attendant broke her leg, the other was not injured. The flight attendants were standing completing their pre-landing duties when the event occurred. The pilot radioed ATC that he needed to have an ambulance meet the flight when it landed. The flight landed without further incident, and the flight attendant was taken to a local hospital. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N414WF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414WF-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 414, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 - Registry model: [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212) (registry code 8680946) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney 127](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (registry code 52132, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 414 - Airframe hours: 10184 - Engines: P&W PW 127 1850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Registered owner: Amr Leasing Corp. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: NAS, NASSUA, OF - Destination: FLL - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 11,000 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 90 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FLL ## Other investigations on N414WF (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 CHI95IA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA313), Sep 6, 1995: Aerospatiale ATR-72 (N414WF), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the #7 and #8 fuel nozzle manifold transfer tubes by company maintenance personnel, and an inadequate exhaust drain fitting gasket, which resulted in fuel leaks at the… 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.