Encounter turbulence, passenger injured, declared an emergency.

Attributes
ACN	277504
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 1 msl bound lower : 17500 msl bound upper : 17500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	277504
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Climbing out of lit at 17500 ft while deviating we encountered 1 second of moderate turbulence. The tops of the WX were estimated at 23000 ft. The WX radar displayed no WX on our flight path and the seat belt sign was on. The flight attendants were in their seats with seat belts on. Later in the flight a passenger seated in 17B, reported to be in pain. I declared an emergency at XA51 just outside of conny. Medics were standing by to meet the flight. After gate arrival, another passenger complained of pain and was treated by the medics also. Following our arrival, a SIGMET was issued for the affected area with tops reported to be 58000 ft. I have never seen such vertical development so fast. The entire crew did an excellent job in handling the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENCOUNTER TURB, PAX INJURED, DECLARED AN EMER.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF LIT AT 17500 FT WHILE DEVIATING WE ENCOUNTERED 1 SECOND OF MODERATE TURB. THE TOPS OF THE WX WERE ESTIMATED AT 23000 FT. THE WX RADAR DISPLAYED NO WX ON OUR FLT PATH AND THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE IN THEIR SEATS WITH SEAT BELTS ON. LATER IN THE FLT A PAX SEATED IN 17B, RPTED TO BE IN PAIN. I DECLARED AN EMER AT XA51 JUST OUTSIDE OF CONNY. MEDICS WERE STANDING BY TO MEET THE FLT. AFTER GATE ARR, ANOTHER PAX COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND WAS TREATED BY THE MEDICS ALSO. FOLLOWING OUR ARR, A SIGMET WAS ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED AREA WITH TOPS RPTED TO BE 58000 FT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH VERT DEVELOPMENT SO FAST. THE ENTIRE CREW DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HANDLING THE SIT.

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.