A passenger on a U.S. Airways flight from Phoenix to Chicago sued the airline Friday, saying she got hurt after another passenger stored a skateboard above her head. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court doesn’t spell out how Diana Burgess was injured on the August 2008 flight.

It only states she “suffered physical and emotional trauma” after the airline “permitted a passenger to board and place a dangerous instrumentality in the form of a large, heavy skateboard with appurtenances in the form of attached, heavy sharp metal wheels in a position of danger to fellow passengers, without security in such a manner,” the suit states.
The skateboard was placed “above her head” and wasn’t secured, she claims.
Now she’s seeking unspecified damages.
Airline spokeswoman Valerie Wunder declined to comment on the suit, other than to say: “She has contacted us … about the incident.”

