Airbus A320-214 N229NV

Summary

On 23 July 2023 at about 14:07 local time, a Airbus A320-214 registered N229NV, operated by Allegiant Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 182 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2023 at 14:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.4000, -80.3500

Aircraft

Airbus A320-214

Registration

N229NV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

2

Operator

Allegiant Air, LLC

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Lexington

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA23LA395

1 person was seriously injured.

The flight crew’s abrupt change in pitch in response to a traffic collision advisory system resolution advisory that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Allegiant Air flight 485 flight crew preformed a climb maneuver in response to a Traffic Collison Avoidance System (TCAS) advisory resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant onboard. Flight 485 was at flight level (FL) 230 [23,000 feet] and enroute to the Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky when the event occurred. The flight crew reported they had been on a generally northern course since their departure from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) when they received a heading of 100 degrees from air traffic control (ATC). Jacksonville Center closed the airspace to the North in response to severe weather in the area. Minutes later, the flight crew reported receiving a TCAS traffic advisory (TA) followed immediately by a resolution advisory (RA) to which the flight crew followed the given climb rate, to avoid another aircraft in their path. After the flight crew returned to FL230, they received a call from the lead flight attendant to report that the unexpected climb caused one flight attendant to be “knocked to the ground” and was injured. ATC declared an emergency for the flight after the flight crew reported the injury of the flight attendant and the flight subsequently diverted back to FLL due to significant weather over central Florida.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.