Narrative:

Although I don't believe any infractions; regulations; or far's were violated; I would like to report this event; regardless. We descended into rno from the south over fmg on vectors for the ILS to runway 16R and tower/approach had reported nothing worse than light to moderate turbulence in the traffic area. Beneath the bases around 9000 ft MSL; we encountered light to moderate turbulence at 8000 ft MSL and 210 KTS. We were right in the ragged bottoms and asked tower for lower as the ride was extremely uncomfortable. Shortly thereafter; we were given 7200 ft and we called the field in sight and were subsequently cleared for the visual to runway 16R. About this time while about to turn final is when we encountered the worst turbulence. The aircraft rolled approximately 30 degrees left and right before we were able to counter the roll manually. On final approach; the ride was light to moderate turbulence and at approximately 6500 ft MSL we received a windshear warning at which time we initiated a go around. Tower gave us vectors for another approach; however; we elected to divert rather than putting ourselves and the passenger through that ordeal again. Our fuel state was approximately 6200 pounds as we climbed out of rno. We declared minimum fuel with center and were cleared for the arrival into ZZZ which was pretty much direct. We landed uneventfully with 3500 pounds and had paramedics available in case anyone was injured. After arriving at the gate; we spoke with dispatch about a severe turbulence inspection. I am quite certain that the positive G limits were exceeded so everyone agreed to take the airplane OTS and have the inspection performed. There were no injuries as a result of the turbulence; however; 1 individual went to the hospital in reno. This individual boarded the airplane with 3 broken bones which had not been set in casts. Apparently; he was traveling to reno to have the bones set there.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB ON APCH TO RNO WITH A WINDSHEAR WARNING. CREW EXECUTED A GAR AND DIVERTED TO NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE ANY INFRACTIONS; REGS; OR FAR'S WERE VIOLATED; I WOULD LIKE TO RPT THIS EVENT; REGARDLESS. WE DSNDED INTO RNO FROM THE S OVER FMG ON VECTORS FOR THE ILS TO RWY 16R AND TWR/APCH HAD RPTED NOTHING WORSE THAN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB IN THE TFC AREA. BENEATH THE BASES AROUND 9000 FT MSL; WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB AT 8000 FT MSL AND 210 KTS. WE WERE RIGHT IN THE RAGGED BOTTOMS AND ASKED TWR FOR LOWER AS THE RIDE WAS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; WE WERE GIVEN 7200 FT AND WE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 16R. ABOUT THIS TIME WHILE ABOUT TO TURN FINAL IS WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED THE WORST TURB. THE ACFT ROLLED APPROX 30 DEGS L AND R BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO COUNTER THE ROLL MANUALLY. ON FINAL APCH; THE RIDE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB AND AT APPROX 6500 FT MSL WE RECEIVED A WINDSHEAR WARNING AT WHICH TIME WE INITIATED A GAR. TWR GAVE US VECTORS FOR ANOTHER APCH; HOWEVER; WE ELECTED TO DIVERT RATHER THAN PUTTING OURSELVES AND THE PAX THROUGH THAT ORDEAL AGAIN. OUR FUEL STATE WAS APPROX 6200 LBS AS WE CLBED OUT OF RNO. WE DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH CTR AND WERE CLRED FOR THE ARR INTO ZZZ WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH DIRECT. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH 3500 LBS AND HAD PARAMEDICS AVAILABLE IN CASE ANYONE WAS INJURED. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE; WE SPOKE WITH DISPATCH ABOUT A SEVERE TURB INSPECTION. I AM QUITE CERTAIN THAT THE POSITIVE G LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED SO EVERYONE AGREED TO TAKE THE AIRPLANE OTS AND HAVE THE INSPECTION PERFORMED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE TURB; HOWEVER; 1 INDIVIDUAL WENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN RENO. THIS INDIVIDUAL BOARDED THE AIRPLANE WITH 3 BROKEN BONES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SET IN CASTS. APPARENTLY; HE WAS TRAVELING TO RENO TO HAVE THE BONES SET THERE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.