throw new Sprite()

         function uncaughtErrorHandler(event:UncaughtErrorEvent):void
         {
             var message:String;
             
             if (event.error is Error)
             {
                 message = Error(event.error).message;
             }
             else if (event.error is ErrorEvent)
             {
                 message = ErrorEvent(event.error).text;
             }
             else
             {
                 message = event.error.toString();
             }
         }

package
{
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.ErrorEvent;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.events.UncaughtErrorEvent;

    public class UncaughtErrorEventExample extends Sprite
    {
        public function UncaughtErrorEventExample()
        {
            loaderInfo.uncaughtErrorEvents.addEventListener(UncaughtErrorEvent.UNCAUGHT_ERROR, uncaughtErrorHandler);
            
            drawUI();
        }
        
        private function uncaughtErrorHandler(event:UncaughtErrorEvent):void
        {
            if (event.error is Error)
            {
                var error:Error = event.error as Error;
                // do something with the error
            }
            else if (event.error is ErrorEvent)
            {
                var errorEvent:ErrorEvent = event.error as ErrorEvent;
                // do something with the error
            }
            else
            {
                // a non-Error, non-ErrorEvent type was thrown and uncaught
            }
        }
        
        private function drawUI():void
        {
            var btn:Sprite = new Sprite();
            btn.graphics.clear();
            btn.graphics.beginFill(0xFFCC00);
            btn.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 50);
            btn.graphics.endFill();
            addChild(btn);
            btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
        }
        
        private function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            throw new Error("Gak!");
        }
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:WindowedApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
                       xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
                       xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo"
                       applicationComplete="applicationCompleteHandler();">
    
    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import flash.events.ErrorEvent;
            import flash.events.MouseEvent;
            import flash.events.UncaughtErrorEvent;
            
            private function applicationCompleteHandler():void
            {
                loaderInfo.uncaughtErrorEvents.addEventListener(UncaughtErrorEvent.UNCAUGHT_ERROR, uncaughtErrorHandler);
            }
    
            private function uncaughtErrorHandler(event:UncaughtErrorEvent):void
            {
                if (event.error is Error)
                {
                    var error:Error = event.error as Error;
                    // do something with the error
                }
                else if (event.error is ErrorEvent)
                {
                    var errorEvent:ErrorEvent = event.error as ErrorEvent;
                    // do something with the error
                }
                else
                {
                    // a non-Error, non-ErrorEvent type was thrown and uncaught
                }
            }
            
            private function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
            {
                throw new Error("Gak!");
            }
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>
      
    <s:Button label="Cause Error" click="clickHandler(event);"/>
</s:WindowedApplication>

package
{
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.ErrorEvent;
    import flash.events.UncaughtErrorEvent;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;

    public class LoaderUncaughtErrorEventExample extends Sprite
    {
        private var ldr:Loader;
        
        public function LoaderUncaughtErrorEventExample()
        {
            ldr = new Loader();
            ldr.load(new URLRequest("child.swf"));
            ldr.uncaughtErrorEvents.addEventListener(UncaughtErrorEvent.UNCAUGHT_ERROR, uncaughtErrorHandler);
        }
        
        private function uncaughtErrorHandler(event:UncaughtErrorEvent):void
        {
            if (event.error is Error)
            {
                var error:Error = event.error as Error;
                // do something with the error
            }
            else if (event.error is ErrorEvent)
            {
                var errorEvent:ErrorEvent = event.error as ErrorEvent;
                // do something with the error
            }
            else
            {
                // a non-Error, non-ErrorEvent type was thrown and uncaught
            }
        }
    }
}