National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 11/18/2010 7:21:03 PM

Washington, DC 20594

Brief of Accident

Adopted 08/29/2006

CHI06LA016
File No. 20146 10/26/2005 Covington, KY Aircraft Reg No. N391CA Time (Local): 08:00 EDT

Make/Model: Bombardier, Inc. / CL-600-2C10 Fatal Serious Minor/None

Engine Make/Model: General Electric / CF-34-8C1 Crew 0 0 4
Aircraft Damage: None Pass 0 1 20
Number of Engines: 2
Operating Certificate(s): Flag Carrier/Domestic
Name of Carrier: Comair Airlines, Inc.
Type of Flight Operation: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only
Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Last Depart. Point: Sarasota, FL Condition of Light: Day

Destination: Same as Accident/Incident Location Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
Airport Name: Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Lowest Ceiling: None
Runway Identification: NA Visibility: 10.00 SM
Runway Length/Width (Ft): Unk/Nr Wind Dir/Speed: 270 / 005 Kts
Runway Surface: Temperature (°C): 4
Runway Surface Condition: Precip/Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation

Pilot-in-Command Age: 53 Flight Time (Hours)

Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 8210

Airline Transport; Commercial; Military; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Last 90 Days: 115
Total Make/Model: 1300
Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: UnK/Nr
Airplane

The passenger fell while exiting the aircraft using the door-stair during normal deplaning, and he fractured his cheek bone, sinus
cavity, eye cavity, and shoulder.
 Brief of Accident (Continued)

CHI06LA016
File No. 20146 10/26/2005 Covington, KY Aircraft Reg No. N391CA Time (Local): 08:00 EDT

Occurrence #1: MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER

Phase of Operation: STANDING - ENGINE(S) NOT OPERATING

Findings
1. (C) MISCELLANEOUS - PASSENGER

Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor

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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
The passenger falling while exiting the aircraft using the door-stair during normal deplaning.