# Accident 20101130053649A: Embraer EMB-135LR, Milwaukee, WI, November 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2010, 09:36 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 43.0200° N, 87.9280° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0200&lon=-87.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12530 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135LR
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 9
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,423 total, 2,946 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101130053649A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF THE JOLIET, IL VOR (JOT) AT 15,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS.  THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE SEATED WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS STANDING IN THE AISLE NEAR THE FORWARD GALLEY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO AND LANDED AT ITS SCHEDULED DESTINATION OF MILWAUKEE, WI (MKE).FIVE PASSENGERS STRUCK THEIR HEADS ON THE OVERHEAD PASSENGER SERVICE UNITS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THREE OF THE UNITS AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS.  THREE ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DUE TO SEAT BELT STRAIN.THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT CEILING AND SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND BROKEN LEFT WRIST.AFTER LANDING, SIX PERSONS (INCLUDING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT) WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED. ALL 5 PASSENGERS WHO STRUCK THEIR HEADS ON THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNITS WERE 5'9" OR TALLER.  FOR A PERSON WHO IS 5'9" TALL, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 6" OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN TO TOP OF THE HEAD AND THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT ABOVE.SIGMET VICTOR 1 FOR REPORTED OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE BETWEEN 14,000 FEET AND 24,000 FEET WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.  ACCORDINGLY, THE COMPANY DISPATCHER FILED THE FLIGHT PLAN FOR 13,000 FEET.  THE FLIGHT CREW, HOWEVER,  ELECTED TO OPERATE THE FLIGHT AT 15,000 FEET BECAUSE OF CLIMB OUT REPORTS IN STL.

## 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 CEN11LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA085), Nov 30, 2010: Embraer EMB-135LR (N12530), Milwaukee, WI, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

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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