Incident Overview
On February 24, 2011, at approximately 2330 eastern standard time, a passenger sustained a serious injury aboard USAirways flight 1290 during landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The aircraft involved was an Embraer 190, U.S. registration N957UW, operating a regularly scheduled domestic flight from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The flight landed on runway 22.
Sequence of Events
The aircraft had operated two flight segments earlier in the day without incident. During final approach, moderate turbulence was encountered, and one of the flight attendants reported observing the aft beverage cart rolling forward. Upon landing, during the deceleration phase, the cart traveled forward down the aisle and struck a passenger's ankle in seat 11D.
Response and Examination
The B flight attendant and an onboard doctor attended to the injured passenger. Once the aircraft arrived at the gate, police and paramedics boarded and removed the passenger by stretcher. US Airways maintenance personnel at LGA examined the cart brakes and the side restraint latches onboard the aircraft. The inspection found no anomalies with the operation of either the cart brakes or the side restraint latches. No prior maintenance history was identified for this aircraft concerning cart restraint latches.