Multiple flight attendant report, F100, dal-aus, turbulence on descent into austin, deadheading flight attendant without seatbelt on, personal injury. Paramedics took her to hospital.

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Attributes
ACN	450495
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 5
ASRS Report	450495
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	450612
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We hit turbulence around aus and I flew out of my seat and hit overhead bin with my head/neck. I was met by EMS in aus and taken to the emergency room for x-rays. I was not severely injured, only pulled/strained muscles in neck. All could have been avoided if I had had my seatbelt on. Supplemental information from acn 450612: seatbelt sign on. Smooth and level flight deteriorated rapidly. Approximately 5 second progression to severe. As I moved to aisle seat, I heard the impact of flight attendant (deadheader) hitting overhead bin.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE FLT ATTENDANT RPT, F100, DAL-AUS, TURB ON DSCNT INTO AUSTIN, DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT WITHOUT SEATBELT ON, PERSONAL INJURY. PARAMEDICS TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL.

Narrative: WE HIT TURB AROUND AUS AND I FLEW OUT OF MY SEAT AND HIT OVERHEAD BIN WITH MY HEAD/NECK. I WAS MET BY EMS IN AUS AND TAKEN TO THE EMER ROOM FOR X-RAYS. I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED, ONLY PULLED/STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK. ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD HAD MY SEATBELT ON. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 450612: SEATBELT SIGN ON. SMOOTH AND LEVEL FLT DETERIORATED RAPIDLY. APPROX 5 SECOND PROGRESSION TO SEVERE. AS I MOVED TO AISLE SEAT, I HEARD THE IMPACT OF FLT ATTENDANT (DEADHEADER) HITTING OVERHEAD BIN.

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.