NTSB Identification: MIA04LA004
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of U.S. Airways, Inc.,
Accident occurred Thursday, October 16, 2003 in Tampa, FL
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-319-112, registration: N764US
Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Minor, 103 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On October 16, 2003, about 1712 eastern daylight time, an Airbus Industrie A319-112, N764US, registered to and operated by U.S. Airways, Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight, from Tampa, Florida, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had the flight attendants injured while the aircraft was taxiing for takeoff at Tampa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The pilot, copilot and 101 passengers were not injured. Two flight attendants received minor injuries and one flight attendant received serious injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The Director of Flight Safety for U.S. Airways stated that the airplane was being taxied for takeoff at Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida, when the airplane's steering system failed, causing it to veer to the left. He further stated that the captain applied "abrupt" braking to prevent the airplane from departing the taxiway, and all three flight attendants, who were standing at the time, were injured, one of whom received serious injuries.
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Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of U.S. Airways, Inc.,
Accident occurred Thursday, October 16, 2003 in Tampa, FL
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A-319-112, registration: N764US
Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Minor, 103 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On October 16, 2003, about 1712 eastern daylight time, an Airbus Industrie A319-112, N764US, registered to and operated by U.S. Airways, Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight, from Tampa, Florida, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had the flight attendants injured while the aircraft was taxiing for takeoff at Tampa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The pilot, copilot and 101 passengers were not injured. Two flight attendants received minor injuries and one flight attendant received serious injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The Director of Flight Safety for U.S. Airways stated that the airplane was being taxied for takeoff at Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida, when the airplane's steering system failed, causing it to veer to the left. He further stated that the captain applied "abrupt" braking to prevent the airplane from departing the taxiway, and all three flight attendants, who were standing at the time, were injured, one of whom received serious injuries.
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