After departing mia, an air carrier crew encountered severe turbulence in an area covered with small...

Attributes
ACN	516250
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16400
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	516250
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Departed miami runway 9L with large thunderstorm cell east of airport. Aircraft were making immediate left turns to the north. North of airport were numerous small cells that did not paint on radar and visually looked quite harmless. The aircraft was leveling off at 16000 ft. We entered an updraft that was quite violent. The autoplt disconnected and the aircraft was lifted to 16400 ft before I was able to recover. I used an almost full nose down correction with little effect. There was no turbulence, just tremendous uplift. I now have greater respect for small growing cells that do not paint on radar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER DEPARTING MIA, AN ACR CREW ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB IN AN AREA COVERED WITH SMALL WX CELLS.

Narrative: DEPARTED MIAMI RWY 9L WITH LARGE TSTM CELL E OF ARPT. ACFT WERE MAKING IMMEDIATE L TURNS TO THE N. N OF ARPT WERE NUMEROUS SMALL CELLS THAT DID NOT PAINT ON RADAR AND VISUALLY LOOKED QUITE HARMLESS. THE ACFT WAS LEVELING OFF AT 16000 FT. WE ENTERED AN UPDRAFT THAT WAS QUITE VIOLENT. THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED AND THE ACFT WAS LIFTED TO 16400 FT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. I USED AN ALMOST FULL NOSE DOWN CORRECTION WITH LITTLE EFFECT. THERE WAS NO TURB, JUST TREMENDOUS UPLIFT. I NOW HAVE GREATER RESPECT FOR SMALL GROWING CELLS THAT DO NOT PAINT ON RADAR.

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.

After departing mia, an air carrier crew encountered severe turbulence in an area covered with small WX cells.