Narrative:

Prepared for landing a few moments early per captain's request. As I'm heading for my jump seat, santa ana winds began to jerk aircraft. I immediately sat in last row passenger seat and buckled up. Very turbulent. Suddenly we dropped approximately 200 ft (first officer informed me later). Was able to return to jump seat just before landing, but auxiliary tables had flown out of storage space above #2 flight attendant jump seat. Nowhere for these metal tables to go but sideways directly into my jump seat. Thank god I had sat in passenger seat during our drop or I would have been seriously injured.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING EXTREME TURB ON APCH TO LAND. FLT ATTENDANT SAT IN PAX SEAT THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO JUMP SEAT TO DISCOVER AUX TABLES HAD FLOWN OUT OF STORAGE SPACE.

Narrative: PREPARED FOR LNDG A FEW MOMENTS EARLY PER CAPT'S REQUEST. AS I'M HEADING FOR MY JUMP SEAT, SANTA ANA WINDS BEGAN TO JERK ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY SAT IN LAST ROW PAX SEAT AND BUCKLED UP. VERY TURBULENT. SUDDENLY WE DROPPED APPROX 200 FT (FO INFORMED ME LATER). WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO JUMP SEAT JUST BEFORE LNDG, BUT AUX TABLES HAD FLOWN OUT OF STORAGE SPACE ABOVE #2 FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT. NOWHERE FOR THESE METAL TABLES TO GO BUT SIDEWAYS DIRECTLY INTO MY JUMP SEAT. THANK GOD I HAD SAT IN PAX SEAT DURING OUR DROP OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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.