EMB145 flight crew encounters turbulence and passenger is injured.

Attributes
ACN	696995
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	696995
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Seat belt sign was on for about 15-20 mins; during descent and leveloff at 10000 ft; clouds ahead looked bumpy so we advised the flight attendant that there would be turbulence. The flight attendant made an additional PA about turbulence. The passenger then got up to use the lavatory. While she was exiting the lavatory; we entered a cloud and experienced turbulence. The passenger fell and broke her ankle. Company was called to have paramedics ready. We were only 10 mins from landing and expedited the arrival with no emergency declared. Normal landing and expedited taxi to the gate where paramedics were waiting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS TURB AND PAX IS INJURED.

Narrative: SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINS; DURING DSCNT AND LEVELOFF AT 10000 FT; CLOUDS AHEAD LOOKED BUMPY SO WE ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT THERE WOULD BE TURB. THE FLT ATTENDANT MADE AN ADDITIONAL PA ABOUT TURB. THE PAX THEN GOT UP TO USE THE LAVATORY. WHILE SHE WAS EXITING THE LAVATORY; WE ENTERED A CLOUD AND EXPERIENCED TURB. THE PAX FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE. COMPANY WAS CALLED TO HAVE PARAMEDICS READY. WE WERE ONLY 10 MINS FROM LNDG AND EXPEDITED THE ARR WITH NO EMER DECLARED. NORMAL LNDG AND EXPEDITED TAXI TO THE GATE WHERE PARAMEDICS WERE WAITING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.