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FAA accident report · Doug DC981 · Cheyenne, WY · August 7, 2003

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Date
August 7, 2003 · 15:04 local
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Airport
Cheyenne Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MWEA
Aircraft
N814ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03LA142
Reported as
Doug DC981
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,400 total11,900 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N814MERegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)S/N 48010 · Built 1981Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Captain is a check airman and was conducting initial operating experience with captain wulff (who is transitioning from the DC-9 to MD-80). As the flight was crossing the rocky mountain front range, the crew noted and was deviating around cumulus weather. The crew stated they were deviating approximately 20 NM south of a cell located just east of cys and flying in "an obscuration". They had illuminated the seatbelt sign 20 minutes prior. As they broke out of the obscuration, they noted a build-up in their immediate flight path that had not painted on their radar. They turned to avoid the build-up but were unable. They encountered moderate to severe turbulence upon entering the cloud. After the encounter, the captain called the lead flight attendant to assess injuries. She stated the 2 flight attendants in the back of the aircraft were seriously injured. The captain then immediately declared an emergency, diverted to denver and asked for paramedics to meet the aircraft. The 2 aft flight attendants suffered a broken leg and broken pelvis respectively.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CAPTAIN IS A CHECK AIRMAN AND WAS CONDUCTING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH CAPTAIN WULFF (WHO IS TRANSITIONING FROM THE DC-9 TO MD-80). AS THE FLIGHT WAS CROSSING THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, THE CREW NOTED AND WAS DEVIATING AROUND CUMULUS WEATHER. THE CREW STATED THEY WERE DEVIATING APPROXIMATELY 20 NM SOUTH OF A CELL LOCATED JUST EAST OF CYS AND FLYING IN "AN OBSCURATION". THEY HAD ILLUMINATED THE SEATBELT SIGN 20 MINUTES PRIOR. AS THEY BROKE OUT OF THE OBSCURATION, THEY NOTED A BUILD-UP IN THEIR IMMEDIATE FLIGHT PATH THAT HAD NOT PAINTED ON THEIR RADAR. THEY TURNED TO AVOID THE BUILD-UP BUT WERE UNABLE. THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE UPON ENTERING THE CLOUD. AFTER THE ENCOUNTER, THE CAPTAIN CALLED THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO ASSESS INJURIES. SHE STATED THE 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CAPTAIN THEN IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO DENVER AND ASKED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT. THE 2 AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND BROKEN PELVIS RESPECTIVELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03LA142Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreeley, COthe inflight encounter with severe turbulence.Aug 7, 2003 · No damage

Other reports on N814ME · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020226009049IKansas City, MO(-23) On February 26, 2002, midwest express airlines, N814ME, flt 50 reported to ATC it had a gear problem on takeoff from mci. A/c did not declare an emergency and landed w/o incident. The log entry indicates the nose landing gear "unsafe lite" remained on…Feb 26, 2002 · No damage