What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
0N 10/27/2009, about 2130 EDT, delta air lines flight 21 from cdg to atl was on a down wind radar vector to land on runway 8L when it encountered tranisent moderate turbulence. A female flight attendant was injured while assisting a non-english speaking passenger who was out of her seat. The turbulence caused the passenger to lose her balance and bump into the flight attendant knocking her down. The flight attendant struck her head and tail bone during the fall. The flight attendant injured her tail bone as a result of falling.
As the FAA filed it
0N 10/27/2009, ABOUT 2130 EDT, DELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT 21 FROM CDG TO ATL WAS ON A DOWN WIND RADAR VECTOR TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8L WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED TRANISENT MODERATE TURBULENCE. A FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED WHILE ASSISTING A NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PASSENGER WHO WAS OUT OF HER SEAT. THE TURBULENCE CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND BUMP INTO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT KNOCKING HER DOWN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STRUCK HER HEAD AND TAIL BONE DURING THE FALL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED HER TAIL BONE AS A RESULT OF FALLING.
NTSB investigation
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