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B737-200, during arrival to airport, encountered turbulence. Seat belt sign was on and passenger notified as well as flight attendants seated. Passenger out of seat hit head on overhead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 348800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During arrival into lit (lit had a large WX system passing through causing moderate to heavy rain) the fasten seat belt light was illuminated and the flight attendants were informed to take their seats and ensure everyone was seated and belted in. 15 mins later we encountered light to moderate turbulence that lasted most of the way through the descent, approach and landing. At the gate, the flight attendant notified us that a passenger hit his head on the 'flight attendant call button' while changing seats with the seat belt light illuminated during a turbulence encounter. Paramedics escorted the male passenger off the aircraft and took control of the minor medical situation. I'll leave you with just one question: 'why won't passenger respect the fasten seat belt light when they are informed of the possibility of turbulence?'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200, DURING ARR TO ARPT, ENCOUNTERED TURB. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND PAX NOTIFIED AS WELL AS FLT ATTENDANTS SEATED. PAX OUT OF SEAT HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD.
Narrative: DURING ARR INTO LIT (LIT HAD A LARGE WX SYS PASSING THROUGH CAUSING MODERATE TO HVY RAIN) THE FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INFORMED TO TAKE THEIR SEATS AND ENSURE EVERYONE WAS SEATED AND BELTED IN. 15 MINS LATER WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB THAT LASTED MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH THE DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG. AT THE GATE, THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT A PAX HIT HIS HEAD ON THE 'FLT ATTENDANT CALL BUTTON' WHILE CHANGING SEATS WITH THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING A TURB ENCOUNTER. PARAMEDICS ESCORTED THE MALE PAX OFF THE ACFT AND TOOK CTL OF THE MINOR MEDICAL SIT. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH JUST ONE QUESTION: 'WHY WON'T PAX RESPECT THE FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT WHEN THEY ARE INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TURB?'
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.