What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 27, 1999, at approximately 0440 eastern daylight time, an Airbus A300-605, N70054, encountered clear air turbulence enroute to Miami, Florida. The commercial flight was operated by American airlines as flight 918 under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 121 and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and an instrument flight plan was filed. The pilot, first officer, eight cabin crew members, and 146 passengers were not injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from lima, peru, on October 26, 1999 at 0010 eastern daylight time. According to American airlines, flight 918 was enroute from lima, peru, to Miami, Florida, when they encountered clear air turbulence. The fasten seatbelt sign was illuminated. A passenger was walking in the aisle at the time the turbulence was encountered and was thrown off balance into a passenger seat armrest. The passenger sustained a non-displaced fracture to one rib.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 27, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 0440 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIRBUS A300-605, N70054, ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ENROUTE TO MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 918 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, FIRST OFFICER, EIGHT CABIN CREW MEMBERS, AND 146 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LIMA, PERU, ON OCTOBER 26, 1999 AT 0010 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, FLIGHT 918 WAS ENROUTE FROM LIMA, PERU, TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. A PASSENGER WAS WALKING IN THE AISLE AT THE TIME THE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND WAS THROWN OFF BALANCE INTO A PASSENGER SEAT ARMREST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE TO ONE RIB.
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