Narrative:
American Eagle flight 4541, an Embraer ERJ-175, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 19 at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC, USA.
The FAA reported that the aircraft 'made a loud noise on touchdown'. A post-flight inspection revealed a hole in the bottom of the aircraft.
The FAA classified the occurrence as an Accident.
» Flightaware
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 28 February 2022 |
| Time: | 18:46 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (ERJ-175LR) |
| Operated by: | Republic Airlines |
| On behalf of: | American Eagle |
| Registration: | N402YX |
| MSN: | 17000364 |
| First flight: | 2013-07-03 (8 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF34-8E5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 75 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport, RI (PVD/KPVD), United States of America |
| Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | AA4541 |
American Eagle flight 4541, an Embraer ERJ-175, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 19 at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC, USA.
The FAA reported that the aircraft 'made a loud noise on touchdown'. A post-flight inspection revealed a hole in the bottom of the aircraft.
The FAA classified the occurrence as an Accident.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
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Distance from Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport, RI to Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 570 km (356 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport, RI to Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 570 km (356 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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