Embraer EMB-145LR incident near Dallas, Texas, February 24, 2007
On February 24, 2007 at about 6:55 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-145LR, registered N648AE, suffered minor damage in an incident near Dallas, Texas (Dallas Love Field). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 26 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 24, 2007 · about 6:55 pm local time · cases in 2007
- Place
- Dallas, Texas · Dallas Love Field · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 26 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145LR · all EMB-145LRs on the register
- Registration
- N648AE · registry record · serial 145225
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 4,274-hour airline transport pilot lost control of the airplane while landing on a 7,752-foot long, by 150-foot wide runway, with a prevailing crosswind. The airplane drifted off the right side of runway 31R. A review of the flight data (FDR) and cockpit voice recorders (CVR), revealed that for the first ten seconds after touchdown the number 3 brake received more brake pressure than the number 1 brake. Also, for the four seconds that thrust reversers were utilized, the number 2 engine was brought to a higher N1 than the number 1 engine. Just prior to touching down, the tower reported winds from 250 degrees at 27 knots, with gusts to 38 knots. The operator used tabular data in determining crosswind component without having to utilize a graph. Utilizing the graph, the crosswind component was approximately 33 knots. According to the Airplane Flight Manual, the maximum demonstrated crosswind for the airplane is 30 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,275 hours in all; 243 in this make and model
- Last flight review: July 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,816 hours in all; 1,714 in this make and model
- Last flight review: November 1, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 15,883 hours
- Maximum gross weight: 45,292 lb
- Seats: 55
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Allison AR3007A (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Allison AR3007A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SAT San Antonio TX at 6:16 pm
- Destination: DAL Dallas TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 31R, 7,752 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 26 knots, gusting 36
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.54 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from DAL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 23 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N648AE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N648AE on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145 313 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Embraer 663 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Allison AR3007A · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Allison AR3007A · as the NTSB recorded it
- Dallas Love Field · nearest airport
- San Antonio International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,945 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N648AE 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DFW07IA077.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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