# Accident 20050610013729A: Airbus A319114, Scottsbluff, NE, June 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.8599° N, 103.6608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8599&lon=-103.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302NB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-114 (registry code 3930350, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319114
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,050 total, 970 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610013729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA090), Jun 11, 2005: Airbus Industrie A-319-114 (N302NB), Scottsbluff, NE, minor damage. Probable cause: the inflight encounter with moderate turbulence.

## Other reports on N302NB (2)

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

- [Incident 20080409014509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080409014509I), Apr 9, 2008: Airbus A319114 (N302NB), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 20050103000129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050103000129I), Jan 3, 2005: Airbus A319114 (N302NB), 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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