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Fractional flight crew reported encountering severe turbulence at FL230 over the sierra nevada mountains.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611654 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Encountered severe turbulence over the sierra nevada's at FL230. Was on razzr arrival into sjc. Auto pilot went off line 3 times. Hand to hand fly the rest of the arrival. Turned off the arrival towards the san joaquin valley. Tried climbing but was limited by traffic. 230 was highest altitude available. Turbulence subsided once over the valley and away from the foothills. Gained 200 plus feet at worst.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Fractional flight crew reported encountering severe turbulence at FL230 over the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Narrative: Encountered severe turbulence over the Sierra Nevada's at FL230. Was on RAZZR arrival into SJC. Auto pilot went off line 3 times. Hand to hand fly the rest of the arrival. Turned off the arrival towards the San Joaquin valley. Tried climbing but was limited by traffic. 230 was highest altitude available. Turbulence subsided once over the valley and away from the foothills. Gained 200 plus feet at worst.
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.