What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Delta connection flight #6146, N406FJ, a DO-328-300 regional jet departed cincinnati-northern Kentucky airport (cvg) for charlotte, NC airport (clt) on 14 June 2004. Atlantic coast airline, a part 121 air carrier based at dulles international airport, VA, operates this flight. Approximately 25 nautical miles nw of hazard, KY, at a cruise altitude of 23000 ft, the flight encountered severe turbulence. The flight was under the command of capt erik r soykan, ATP certificate #89647919. After determining the only injury on board was flight attendant privacy data omitted a decision was made to land at the nearest suitable airport to get medical attention. He declared a medical emergency and landed safely at Lexington, KY airport (lex) at 2121Z/1721 EDT, requesting an ambulance to meet the flight. There were 29 passengers and 1 lap child on board and a crew of 3 for a total count of 33 souls on board. The passengers were deplaned normally at the terminal and the flight attendant was transported to st. joseph hospital. Her injuries were not as serious as first believed, her diagnosis was a severe sprain to the arm but no fracture. Capt. soykan made a logbook entry indicating severe turbulence had been encountered and after making a post flight inspection discovered what appeared to be a burn mark on the left side of the vertical stabilizer, which he also entered into the maintenance logbook. Maintenance personnel completed an inspection and determined no damage had occurred. Information attained through telephone interview with capt. soykan and atlantic coast airline safety director privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DELTA CONNECTION FLIGHT #6146, N406FJ, A DO-328-300 REGIONAL JET DEPARTED CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY AIRPORT (CVG) FOR CHARLOTTE, NC AIRPORT (CLT) ON 14 JUNE 2004. ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINE, A PART 121 AIR CARRIER BASED AT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, VA, OPERATES THIS FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 25 NAUTICAL MILES NW OF HAZARD, KY, AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 23000 FT, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT ERIK R SOYKAN, ATP CERTIFICATE #89647919. AFTER DETERMINING THE ONLY INJURY ON BOARD WAS FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DA^ A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT LEXINGTON, KY AIRPORT (LEX) AT 2121Z/1721 EDT, REQUESTING AN AMBULANCE TO MEET THE FLIGHT. THERE WERE 29 PASSENGERS AND 1 LAP CHILD ON BOARD AND A CREW OF 3 FOR A TOTAL COUNT OF 33 SOULS ON BOARD. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY AT THE TERMINAL AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL. HER INJURIES WERE NOT AS SERIOUS AS FIRST BELIEVED, HER DIAGNOSIS WAS A SEVERE SPRAIN TO THE ARM BUT NO FRACTURE. CAPT. SOYKAN MADE A LOGBOOK ENTRY INDICATING SEVERE TURBULENCE HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERED AND AFTER MAKING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BURN MARK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, WHICH HE ALSO ENTERED INTO THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COMPLETED AN INSPECTION AND DETERMINED NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. INFORMATION ATTAINED THROUGH TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH CAPT. SOYKAN AND ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINE SAFETY DIRECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^