What happened
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(-23) A do 328-300, atlanic coast airlines (aca) flight 6262, from cvg to roa, was not damaged after it encountered turbulence during flight; but the flight attendant sustained serious injuries. Per the captain, flight was at cruise altitude at 22,000 ft in VMC. The airplane encountered a "light chop" so he kept "fasten-seatbelt sign" illuminated. Without warning, the flight encountered "moderate turbulence" for 2-5 seconds. Minimal altitude was lost & the autopilot maintained control of the airplane. Following the encounter, crew requested air traffic control clearance to descend to 19,000 ft, and the remainder of the flight was smooth. The flight attendant stated "continuous light turbulence" was encountered. While standing in the galley, the airplane suddenly encountered "severe clear air turbulence" which threw her against the bulkhead, as she regained balance, airplane encountered more turbulence, and knocked her to the floor. Flight continued to roa and landed uneventfully. Flight release revealed a warning for occasional moderate turbulence below 12,000 ft for area several hundred miles to the west of airplane's route of flight. Also no sigmets or airmets were issued for Roanoke area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A DO 328-300, ATLANIC COAST AIRLINES (ACA) FLIGHT 6262, FROM CVG TO ROA, WAS NOT DAMAGED AFTER IT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING FLIGHT; BUT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. PER THE CAPTAIN, FLIGHT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE AT 22,000 FT IN VMC. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A "LIGHT CHOP" SO HE KEPT "FASTEN-SEATBELT SIGN" ILLUMINATED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED "MODERATE TURBULENCE" FOR 2-5 SECONDS. MINIMAL ALTITUDE WAS LOST & THE AUTOPILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FOLLOWING THE ENCOUNTER, CREW REQUESTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE TO DESCEND TO 19,000 FT, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS SMOOTH. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED "CONTINUOUS LIGHT TURBULENCE" WAS ENCOUNTERED. WHILE STANDING IN THE GALLEY, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY ENCOUNTERED "SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE" WHICH THREW HER AGAINST THE BULKHEAD, AS SHE REGAINED BALANCE, AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED MORE TURBULENCE, AND KNOCKED HER TO THE FLOOR. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ROA AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FLIGHT RELEASE REVEALED A WARNING FOR OCCASIONAL MODERATE TURBULENCE BELOW 12,000 FT FOR AREA SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE WEST OF AIRPLANE'S ROUTE OF FLIGHT. ALSO NO SIGMETS OR AIRMETS WERE ISSUED FOR ROANOKE AREA.
NTSB investigation
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