# Accident 20010711038999A: Boeing 757232, Lagrange, CA, July 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lagrange, CA
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.6189° N, 122.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6189&lon=-122.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N644DL-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010711038999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FACTS ARE UNCLEAR. THE FIRST OFFICER'S STATEMENT ASSOCIATES THE REPORT OF THE INJURED PASSENGER WITH AN ABRUPT LEVEL-OFF ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CAPTAIN, WHO WAS FLYING. HE STATES IN PART, "THE PILOT FLYING IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE DESCENT AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT OFF AT FL330. AT MOST WE DESCENDED 200 FEET BELOW THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. THE MANEUVER WAS ABRUPT AND WE IMMEDIATELY WERE CALLED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT INQUIRING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CAPTAIN INFORMED THEM THAT WE HAD HIT TURBULENCE. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US THAT A PASSENGER HAD INJURED HER ANKLE." THE CAPTAIN STATES THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED DURING THE DESCENT AND LEVEL-OFF AND THE LEVEL-OFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE.

## 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 LAX01LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA307), Jul 12, 2001: Boeing 757-232 (N644DL), San Francisco, CA, no damage. Probable cause: the captain's excessive use of the flight controls to level off from a descent, which resulted in a passenger injury.

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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