What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The above mentioned aircraft started descending from 15,000 feet AGL for an approach to runway 13R at the Palm Springs Regional Airport. At 10,000 feet AGL the aircraft encountered +2000 foot up drafts followed by +2000 foot down drafts. Air speed changes were noted to change from +50 to -50 with light to severe rock and roll turbulence. Aircraft landed without further incident. A flight crew member (flight attendant) received a head injury and was released from duty. The flight attendant also reported that an infant passenger came out of her car seat and bumped her face. The infant did not appear to be strapped in her car seat. The information was discovered through routine surveillance.
As the FAA filed it
THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT STARTED DESCENDING FROM 15,000 FEET AGL FOR AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13R AT THE PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT. AT 10,000 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED +2000 FOOT UP DRAFTS FOLLOWED BY +2000 FOOT DOWN DRAFTS. AIR SPEED CHANGES WERE NOTED TO CHANGE FROM +50 TO -50 WITH LIGHT TO SEVERE ROCK AND ROLL TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER (FLIGHT ATTENDANT) RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY AND WAS RELEASED FROM DUTY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALSO REPORTED THAT AN INFANT PASSENGER CAME OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND BUMPED HER FACE. THE INFANT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE STRAPPED IN HER CAR SEAT. THE INFORMATION WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE.
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