What happened
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(-23) Mesa airlines flight 7106 was enroute from casper, WY to Denver, CO. They had occasional light chop at 25,000 feet so they left the seat belt sign on for the entire flight. They started on the ramms 5 arrival into Denver. Five miles inside ramms intersection at 14,000 feet they encountered extreme turbulence. They had an extreme drop, increase, then drop in altitude. The entire episode lasted about 5 seconds. The captain was wearing his seat belt but not his shoulder harness. He hit his head on the top of the flight deck and received minor injuries. The first officer had his seat belt and shoulder harness on and was unhurt. The flight attendant in the cabin was not seated and she received serious injuries to her back and neck which required surgery the next day. No passengers were injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MESA AIRLINES FLIGHT 7106 WAS ENROUTE FROM CASPER, WY TO DENVER, CO. THEY HAD OCCASIONAL LIGHT CHOP AT 25,000 FEET SO THEY LEFT THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. THEY STARTED ON THE RAMMS 5 ARRIVAL INTO DENVER. FIVE MILES INSIDE RAMMS INTERSECTION AT 14,000 FEET THEY ENCOUNTERED EXTREME TURBULENCE. THEY HAD AN EXTREME DROP, INCREASE, THEN DROP IN ALTITUDE. THE ENTIRE EPISODE LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CAPTAIN WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT NOT HIS SHOULDER HARNESS. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE FLIGHT DECK AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FIRST OFFICER HAD HIS SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS ON AND WAS UNHURT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE CABIN WAS NOT SEATED AND SHE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY THE NEXT DAY. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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