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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200 · New York City, NY · February 4, 2011

Date
February 4, 2011 · 20:57 local
Place
New York City, NY
Airport
Laguardia Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N212JQ
Reported as
Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shuttle america flight number 5950 on February 5 2011, operating between ord and lga. 15 minutes into the flight experienced moderate turbulence without any warning east of lake Michigan north of gij VOR while level at FL310 on the way to FL350. Reported turbulence to ATC at FL310 for traffic. No previous reports of turbulence in the area. Aft flight attendant fell and hurt her left shoulder while bracing herself at the onset of turbulence. The injury occured in the aft galley. The flight crew was notified and the flight continued to lga. An emergency was declared at lga and the flight attendant walked off and was met by paramedics. She was taken to the emergency room, treated and released.

As the FAA filed it

SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT NUMBER 5950 ON FEBRUARY 5 2011, OPERATING BETWEEN ORD AND LGA. 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE WITHOUT ANY WARNING EAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN NORTH OF GIJ VOR WHILE LEVEL AT FL310 ON THE WAY TO FL350. REPORTED TURBULENCE TO ATC AT FL310 FOR TRAFFIC. NO PREVIOUS REPORTS OF TURBULENCE IN THE AREA. AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELL AND HURT HER LEFT SHOULDER WHILE BRACING HERSELF AT THE ONSET OF TURBULENCE. THE INJURY OCCURED IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LGA. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AT LGA AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WALKED OFF AND WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, TREATED AND RELEASED.