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ZFW controllers reported an aircraft was deviating around weather when they encountered severe turbulence and lost close to 4;000 feet of altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1387844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 5 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 17 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Controller X was working lbb-left and doing an awesome job when aircraft X was deviating around weather that was north of lbb; and encountered severe turbulence and lost altitude from 10000 feet to 6300 feet and then went back to 7800 feet. The pilot said he was putting the plane down; so I jumped in on the d-side to help find the nearest airport; to help with coordination and to help with other traffic. [Pilot of] aircraft X got the plane back under control and decided to go back to lbb to land. The aircraft landed safely without incident or injury.I don't really have any recommendations. Controller X did an awesome job!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW controllers reported an aircraft was deviating around weather when they encountered severe turbulence and lost close to 4;000 feet of altitude.
Narrative: Controller X was working LBB-L and doing an awesome job when Aircraft X was deviating around weather that was north of LBB; and encountered severe turbulence and lost altitude from 10000 feet to 6300 feet and then went back to 7800 feet. The pilot said he was putting the plane down; so I jumped in on the D-side to help find the nearest airport; to help with coordination and to help with other traffic. [Pilot of] Aircraft X got the plane back under control and decided to go back to LBB to land. The aircraft landed safely without incident or injury.I don't really have any recommendations. Controller X did an awesome job!
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.