What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While descending throught flight level 250, and maneuvering to avoid a "cell", the airplane encountered clear air turbulence. The flight attendant, who was out of her seat at the time, was thrown to the ceiling, then fell back to the floor, resulting in a serious injury. The airplane landed at the destination airport (MDT) about 15 minutes later without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE DESCENDING THROUGHT FLIGHT LEVEL 250, AND MANEUVERING TO AVOID A "CELL", THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS OUT OF HER SEAT AT THE TIME, WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING, THEN FELL BACK TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (MDT) ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.