What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American trans air flight 820 was descending into cleveland Ohio. IFR conditions existed enroute but the destination was reported as VFR with light winds. While being vectored around scattered weather in the area of cleveland, the aircraft encountered turbulence. A flight attendant, who was preparing the cabin for landing, fell and suffered a broken ankle. There was no damage to the aircraft nor any injuries to the 2 pilots, 120 passengers, and three other flight attendants. The cleveland FSDO operations unit received notification of the event through a copy of the NTSB preliminary report which was received on 9/24/2003. The certificate management office in indianapolis, Indiana had previously forwarded copies of crewmember statements to the NTSB, copies of which are retained at the indianapolis FSDO and were made available to the cleveland FSDO.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN TRANS AIR FLIGHT 820 WAS DESCENDING INTO CLEVELAND OHIO. IFR CONDITIONS EXISTED ENROUTE BUT THE DESTINATION WAS REPORTED AS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND SCATTERED WEATHER IN THE AREA OF CLEVELAND, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS PREPARING THE CABIN FOR LANDING, FELL AND SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOR ANY INJURIES TO THE 2 PILOTS, 120 PASSENGERS, AND THREE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE CLEVELAND FSDO OPERATIONS UNIT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE EVENT THROUGH A COPY OF THE NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT WHICH WAS RECEIVED ON 9/24/2003. THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA HAD PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED COPIES OF CREWMEMBER STATEMENTS TO THE NTSB, COPIES OF WHICH ARE RETAINED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS FSDO AND WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CLEVELAND FSDO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.