# Accident 20010830026339A: Emb EMB135ER, Richmond, VA, August 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 37.5000° N, 77.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5000&lon=-77.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25504-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135ER (registry code 3260307, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135ER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830026339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1600E, FLIGHT 3608, WHILE IN ROUTE TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC), ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER THE FLAT ROCK, VIRGINIA VOR (PAK) AT 15,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADVISED BY THE CAPTAIN TO SECURE THE GALLEY AND SIT DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR TURBULENCE WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES. THE FLIGHT ATTANDANT FOLLOWED THE CAPTAIN'S INSTRUCTIONS. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES AND THEN WENT SMOOTH. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THOUGHT THE TURBULENCE WAS OVER AND UNFASTENED HER SEAT BELT TO COMPLETE CABIN PREPARTIONS FOR LANDING. AS SHE GOT TO THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN SEVERE TURBULENCE THAT KNOCKED HER TO THE FLOOR. THE CREW CALLED THE RIC TOWER FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UPON THE AIRCRAFT'S ARRIVAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND REPORTED THAT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD SUSTAINED AN ANKLE INJURY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS EXAMINED BY AN MD, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN BONES ABOVE HER ANKLE. DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE OPERATOR HAS SAID THAT IT WILL INSTITUTE A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES IN FLIGHT SEVERE 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 IAD01LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA102), Aug 30, 2001: Embraer ERJ-135ER (N25504), Richmond, VA, no damage. Probable cause: Inadequate company procedures/directives, which resulted in the flight attendant leaving her seat prematurely, while the airplane was still in an area of 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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