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A300 captain reported a loss of aircraft control at FL330 during an encounter with severe turbulence and windshear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1405365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZTL.ARTCC |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
At cruise at FL330 aircraft entered an area of severe turbulence and windshear. Upon entering; airspeed increased approximately 15 knots into the zipper then decreased approximately 30 knots. Autopilot disconnected and aircraft climbed approximately 1000 ft. Event lasted approximately 1 minute. Aircraft control was regained and stabilized. We returned to our assigned cruising altitude of FL330 and notified ATC of altitude deviation and severe turbulence/windshear encounter. Aircraft entered an unforeseen area of severe weather not seen visually or on radar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 Captain reported a loss of aircraft control at FL330 during an encounter with severe turbulence and windshear.
Narrative: At cruise at FL330 aircraft entered an area of severe turbulence and windshear. Upon entering; airspeed increased approximately 15 knots into the zipper then decreased approximately 30 knots. Autopilot disconnected and aircraft climbed approximately 1000 ft. Event lasted approximately 1 minute. Aircraft control was regained and stabilized. We returned to our assigned cruising altitude of FL330 and notified ATC of altitude deviation and severe turbulence/windshear encounter. Aircraft entered an unforeseen area of severe weather not seen visually or on radar.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.