NONE · EMBRAER 145 · 2007-12-17 · Jamaica, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA08IA019
Event ID
20081003X62958
Type
Incident
Date
2007-12-17
Location
Jamaica, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.650119, -73.790252
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
53
Total aboard
53
Aircraft
Make
EMBRAER
Model
145
Registration
N272SK
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the failure of the elevator control rods due to exposure to high winds while the aircraft was parked overnight. Contributing to this incident was the failure of the existing airworthiness directive to adequately detect this discrepancy given the known deficiency with the mechanical gust lock design.