Probable cause
a passenger leaving a bag in the aisle that the flight attendant tripped over.
NTSB 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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DCA18CA294 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 26, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Dallas, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (DFW)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Airbus A321
- N-number
- N994AN
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2016
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
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