SERS · AIRBUS A319 · 2022-11-03 · New Orleans, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA23LA060
Event ID
20221117106309
Type
Accident
Date
2022-11-03
Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Coordinates
29.993278, -90.259028
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
115
Total aboard
116
Aircraft
Make
AIRBUS
Model
A319
Registration
N519NK
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The captain’s pitch up input to avoid an overspeed condition, which resulted in a flight attendant falling and fracturing her ankle. Contributing was the airplane’s excessive airspeed during the transition to the automation-managed descent profile.