ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230478
Last updated: 9 November 2019
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| Date: | 06-NOV-2019 |
| Time: | c. 21:10 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Republic Airlines |
| Registration: | N117HQ |
| C/n / msn: | 17000184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
American Eagle flight AA4439 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia, USA, after suffering severe controllability issues after takeoff.
The flight took off from runway 09L at 21:05 hours LT (02:05 UTC, Nov. 7). Shortly afterward the flight crew radioed an emergency and reported they were in a "stalling situation". They later stated having difficulty trying to descend. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Tower controller tried to assist the flight to return to the airport.
After the flight crew regained control, the aircraft was vectored for a landing on runway 10.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N117HQ/history/20191107/0204Z/KATL/KATL
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n117hq#22c0ef6c
LiveATC audio: https://forums.liveatc.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=15644.0;attach=10547
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2019 13:31 | harro | Added |
| 08-Nov-2019 13:36 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2019 13:41 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 09-Nov-2019 19:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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