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FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Pittsburgh, PA · April 17, 2011

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Date
April 17, 2011 · 16:27 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International Airpo
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
COMA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N812CA
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
46
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
N812CARegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2019 · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7381 · Built 2000Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On April 17, 2011 at approximately 1627 eastern time, aircraft N812CA, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, operating under title 14 CFR part 121, operated by comair (coma), flight number 6427, while descending into Pittsburgh international airport (kpit) encountered turbulence. During the turbulence the flight attendant fell injuring her left arm and back, plus she became nauseous. The aircraft landed on runway 28L and taxied to the gate without further incident. Shortly after arriving at the terminal, the crew requested medical assistance for the flight attendant. The flight attendant, however, refused medical attention. The flight attendant, however, did not continue on with the next flight and went to her home in Pittsburgh.a follow-up telephone call with the flight attendant revealed she was not hospitalized and had only seen a chiropractor for her back pain. Additionally, comair had requested she visit a doctor they had selected. There were no other injuries to the cockpit crew or passengers. Additionally, there was no noted damage to the aircraft. Comair maintenance subsequently downloaded the digital flight data recorder (dfdr) to determine if the turbulence was considered severe. The g force indications didn't indicate this was a severe turbulence event. It appears the action of the crew didn't contribute to this event. The certificate management office (cmo) principal inspectors were notified of this event.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 17, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1627 EASTERN TIME, AIRCRAFT N812CA, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 121, OPERATED BY COMAIR (COMA), FLIGHT NUMBER 6427, WHILE DESCENDING INTO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPIT) ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. DURING THE TURBULENCE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELL INJURING HER LEFT ARM AND BACK, PLUS SHE BECAME NAUSEOUS.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28L AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING AT THE TERMINAL, THE CREW REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, HOWEVER, REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, HOWEVER, DID NOT CONTINUE ON WITH THE NEXT FLIGHT AND WENT TO HER HOME IN PITTSBURGH.A FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONE CALL WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REVEALED SHE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED AND HAD ONLY SEEN A CHIROPRACTOR FOR HER BACK PAIN. ADDITIONALLY, COMAIR HAD REQUESTED SHE VISIT A DOCTOR THEY HAD SELECTED.THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES TO THE COCKPIT CREW OR PASSENGERS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO NOTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. COMAIR MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY DOWNLOADED THE DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (DFDR) TO DETERMINE IF THE TURBULENCE WAS CONSIDERED SEVERE. THE G FORCE INDICATIONS DIDN'T INDICATE THIS WAS A SEVERE TURBULENCE EVENT.IT APPEARS THE ACTION OF THE CREW DIDN'T CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EVENT. THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CMO) PRINCIPAL INSPECTORS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT.