Air carrier medium large transport on the tomsn STAR den. Inside tomsn intersection in VMC conditions encountered severe turbulence. Passenger advised cabin attendant injured. Had paramedics meet the flight at den.

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Attributes
ACN	355834
Time
Date	199612
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fqf
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	355834
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the tomsn arrival into den, descent started from FL190 to 13000 ft. Inside of tomsn intersection VMC conditions. We encountered severe turbulence at 14000 ft. The aircraft was at 240 KTS, then speed increased to 270 KTS, followed by a severe downdraft. Aircraft was displaced only in pitch, not roll. Encounter lasted about 10-15 seconds then occasional light turbulence down to the landing. Passenger notified us that both flight attendants were hurt. Paramedics were called when aircraft was on ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ON THE TOMSN STAR DEN. INSIDE TOMSN INTXN IN VMC CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. PAX ADVISED CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED. HAD PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT AT DEN.

Narrative: ON THE TOMSN ARR INTO DEN, DSCNT STARTED FROM FL190 TO 13000 FT. INSIDE OF TOMSN INTXN VMC CONDITIONS. WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AT 14000 FT. THE ACFT WAS AT 240 KTS, THEN SPD INCREASED TO 270 KTS, FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. ACFT WAS DISPLACED ONLY IN PITCH, NOT ROLL. ENCOUNTER LASTED ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS THEN OCCASIONAL LIGHT TURB DOWN TO THE LNDG. PAX NOTIFIED US THAT BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS WERE HURT. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED WHEN ACFT WAS ON GND.

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.