# Accident 19980513046339A: Fokker F28MK0100, Ft. Wayne, IN, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 08:39 local time
- Place: Ft. Wayne, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.0009° N, 85.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0009&lon=-85.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1400H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400H-2004-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,995 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513046339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE WHEN SHE GOT UP FROM A PASSENGER SEAT TO ANSWER THE INTERPHONE DURING MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND A SMALL CELL. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE ENCOUNTER.  TWO SIGMETS WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME WHICH HAD OUTLOOKS COVERING THE AREA OF THE ENCOUNTER.  BOTH OF THE OUTLOOKS WERE CALLING FOR DIMINISHING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.                                        (-23) AALA #1275 WAS AT FL250, 20 MILES EAST OF FT. WAYNE (FTW) DEVIATING AROUND SMALL CELLS WHEN MODERATE TURB. WAS ENCOUNTERED.  CAPTAIN ORDERED THE F/A'S TO TAKE THEIR JUMP SEATS.  F/A #1 WAS DOING LAST MINUTE SAFETY CHECK WHEN SHE FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE.  SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT ORD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA154), May 13, 1998: Fokker F-28 MK100 (N1400H), Ft. Wayne, IN, no damage. Probable cause: In-flight encounter with turbulence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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