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FAA accident report · Airbus A319-114 · Scottsbluff, NE · June 10, 2005

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Date
June 10, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place
Scottsbluff, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N302NB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA090
Reported as
Airbus A319114
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
126
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,050 total970 in this make and model211 in the last 90 days
N302NBRegistered now · Airbus Industrie A319-114S/N 1062 · Built 1999Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A319-114Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) On June 10, 2005 at approximately 1730 MDT, an Airbus A-319-114, 302NB, operated by northwest airlines, flight 563, encountered turbulence that resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant. The aircraft was enroute from msp to den at FL 340 in a fairly thick band of Cirrus clouds. The pilot had slowed the aircraft to mach .76 due to light turbulence. The seat belt sign was on and an announcement had been made to the passengers to remain in their seats with their seat belts fastened. The pilot had not instructed the flight attendants to be seated. About 50 minutes before arrival in den, the aircraft exited the Cirrus clouds and the pilot immediately saw the top of a thunderstorm directly in front of the aircraft. The storm was not painting on the radar. The pilot immediately began a turn to maneuver around the weather, but encountered moderate to severe turbulence as he went around it. A flight attendant was thrown to the ceiling then hit the cart and fell to the floor, breaking two ribs, injuring his arm and causing some internal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 MDT, AN AIRBUS A-319-114, 302NB, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT 563, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE THAT RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MSP TO DEN AT FL 340 IN A FAIRLY THICK BAND OF CIRRUS CLOUDS. THE PILOT HAD SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO MACH .76 DUE TO LIGHT TURBULENCE. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN MADE TO THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED. THE PILOT HAD NOT INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED. ABOUT 50 MINUTES BEFORE ARRIVAL IN DEN, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE CIRRUS CLOUDS AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SAW THE TOP OF A THUNDERSTORM DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STORM WAS NOT PAINTING ON THE RADAR. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TURN TO MANEUVER AROUND THE WEATHER, BUT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AS HE WENT AROUND IT. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING THEN HIT THE CART AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, BREAKING TWO RIBS, INJURING HIS ARM AND CAUSING SOME INTERNAL INJURIES.

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 DEN05LA090Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportScottsbluff, NEthe inflight encounter with moderate turbulence.Jun 11, 2005 · Minor damage

Other reports on N302NB · 2

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

Incident 20080409014509IOther Ground Ops · Norfolk, VA(-23) Northwest airlines flight 1449 was being pushed back from gate B27 at Norfolk International Airport (orf) when the tug driver pushed the aircraft into a parked pinnacle airlines crj. Damage to the northwest Airbus was limited to the RH elevator,…Apr 9, 2008 · Minor damageIncident 20050103000129IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jackson, WY(-23) Snow and ice on runway. Pilot reported no (nil) braking action last 1000FT. Aircraft performance high altitude and conditions at airport. Further investigation will be conducted by nwaa cmo. Asap or safety meeting will be held 01/10/2004.Jan 3, 2005