DO328 flight crew encounter severe turbulence, declare emergency and land with passenger injuries.

Attributes
ACN	514445
Time
Date	200106
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j174.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1720 flight time type : 165
ASRS Report	514445
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wx radar other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While cruising at FL260 on J174 approximately 80 mi north of ilm, encountered momentary severe turbulence. WX radar was on with no precipitation indicated. Seat belt sign was on and illuminated. As soon as event was over, captain immediately contacted the flight attendant by interphone to determine status of passenger. Captain relayed information to company dispatch and declared emergency. We proceeded direct to gso where medical personnel were ready and met the aircraft at the gate to attend to minor injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DO328 FLC ENCOUNTER SEVERE TURB, DECLARE EMER AND LAND WITH PAX INJURIES.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL260 ON J174 APPROX 80 MI N OF ILM, ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY SEVERE TURB. WX RADAR WAS ON WITH NO PRECIPITATION INDICATED. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND ILLUMINATED. AS SOON AS EVENT WAS OVER, CAPT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FLT ATTENDANT BY INTERPHONE TO DETERMINE STATUS OF PAX. CAPT RELAYED INFO TO COMPANY DISPATCH AND DECLARED EMER. WE PROCEEDED DIRECT TO GSO WHERE MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE READY AND MET THE ACFT AT THE GATE TO ATTEND TO MINOR INJURIES.

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.