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S80 aircraft has in-flight encounter with severe clear air turbulence by the rockies. Passenger cabin attendant behavior personal injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : als |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 354910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 354909 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approximately 30 DME ese alamosa encountered severe CAT. Flight attendant immediately advised of injuries to passenger and flight attendants. ATC said moderate turbulence encountered by aircraft arriving cos, co, so eliminated that as diversion point. Assessment of passenger injuries determined ok to proceed to slc. Notified ft worth dispatch we needed medical assistance in slc and continued to destination. Deplaned 12 injured passenger and 2 flight attendants. Supplemental information from acn 354909: encountered severe turbulence in VFR conditions over front range of rockies. Captain turned seat belt at front range. 12 passenger hurt and 2 flight attendants. Captain went to cabin to assess damage to passenger and plane, wings, engine, etc. Because all front range fields calling moderate turbulence and no major injuries elected to continue on to slc. Landing uneventful. All personnel involved in air and on ground did an exemplary job. Great loft scenario.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S80 ACFT HAS INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE CLR AIR TURB BY THE ROCKIES. PAX CABIN ATTENDANT BEHAVIOR PERSONAL INJURY.
Narrative: APPROX 30 DME ESE ALAMOSA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CAT. FLT ATTENDANT IMMEDIATELY ADVISED OF INJURIES TO PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS. ATC SAID MODERATE TURB ENCOUNTERED BY ACFT ARRIVING COS, CO, SO ELIMINATED THAT AS DIVERSION POINT. ASSESSMENT OF PAX INJURIES DETERMINED OK TO PROCEED TO SLC. NOTIFIED FT WORTH DISPATCH WE NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN SLC AND CONTINUED TO DEST. DEPLANED 12 INJURED PAX AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 354909: ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB IN VFR CONDITIONS OVER FRONT RANGE OF ROCKIES. CAPT TURNED SEAT BELT AT FRONT RANGE. 12 PAX HURT AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS. CAPT WENT TO CABIN TO ASSESS DAMAGE TO PAX AND PLANE, WINGS, ENG, ETC. BECAUSE ALL FRONT RANGE FIELDS CALLING MODERATE TURB AND NO MAJOR INJURIES ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO SLC. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN AIR AND ON GND DID AN EXEMPLARY JOB. GREAT LOFT SCENARIO.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.