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Clear air turbulence encounter. Flight attendant in aft area injured, unable to move. Landed at nearest suitable airport, which was destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 105319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bfd |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 105319 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 105237 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was in command of flight from roc to pit. We were climbing out of FL190 up to FL220 when an airline's aircraft reported moderate turbulence at FL220. I asked the controller where that aircraft was, and he replied, 'he is 40 mi north of you, it (turbulence) should be no factor for you.' we continued our climb up to FL220. After several minutes at cruise flight (FL220) in clear skies we encountered strong moderate turbulence (CAT). Moments later the 'a' F/a informed me that the F/a working the aft was injured and unable to move. We proceeded to the nearest suitable airport which was our destination, pit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. FA IN AFT AREA INJURED, UNABLE TO MOVE. LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, WHICH WAS DESTINATION.
Narrative: I WAS IN COMMAND OF FLT FROM ROC TO PIT. WE WERE CLBING OUT OF FL190 UP TO FL220 WHEN AN AIRLINE'S ACFT RPTED MODERATE TURB AT FL220. I ASKED THE CTLR WHERE THAT ACFT WAS, AND HE REPLIED, 'HE IS 40 MI N OF YOU, IT (TURB) SHOULD BE NO FACTOR FOR YOU.' WE CONTINUED OUR CLB UP TO FL220. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AT CRUISE FLT (FL220) IN CLEAR SKIES WE ENCOUNTERED STRONG MODERATE TURB (CAT). MOMENTS LATER THE 'A' F/A INFORMED ME THAT THE F/A WORKING THE AFT WAS INJURED AND UNABLE TO MOVE. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS OUR DEST, PIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.