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An emb-145 crew lost control of the aircraft at FL370 in an embedded thunderstorm. They descended 2;000 ft below assigned altitude before recovering and returning to the assigned aircraft and track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1201451 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Encountered severe turbulence en-route. Corrected aircraft upset and flight proceeded normally. Aircraft ahead said the ride ahead through the weather was smooth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB-145 crew lost control of the aircraft at FL370 in an embedded thunderstorm. They descended 2;000 FT below assigned altitude before recovering and returning to the assigned aircraft and track.
Narrative: Encountered severe turbulence en-route. Corrected aircraft upset and flight proceeded normally. Aircraft ahead said the ride ahead through the weather was smooth.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.