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FAA accident report · Antonov AN-124-100 · Anchorage, AK · February 2, 2012

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Date
February 2, 2012 · 14:57 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
VD9F
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
RA8204
Reported as
Antonov AN-124-100
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
13,556 total2,695 in this make and model136 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.

Full registration of the aircraft is ra 82046.flight 4410 was descending for ted Stevens Anchorage intenational airport(panc) runway 14, via the "ellam two" arrival. At approximately 13,000' the aircraft experienced severe clear air turbulence which lasted 3-10 seconds. The aircraft "g" meter recorded the event at -0.6 to +2.0. There was some light turbulence reported in the area by prior aircraft. In the aft technical cabin one maintenance crew member was returning to his seat from the lavatory during the turbulence and was seriously injured during a fall directly related to the turbulence, which broke his hip. The second maintenance crew man was in his seat and seat belted in, the crewman sustained a broken rib from being jostled into the armrest. The second crewman was treated by the local hospital and released to return to duty. The aft cabin maintenance crew did not notify the captain of the flight of any injuries prior to landing at anc. No emergency was declared by the captain. The aircraft was inspected by the onboard maintenance crew in accordance with company maintenance program. No aircraft discrepancies were noted from the turbulence. There was some minor damage to the cargo which consisted of 5 UH-60 U.S. Army helicopters. The damage to the helicopters was due to the loosely loaded freight inside of the helicopters which was not secured.

As the FAA filed it

FULL REGISTRATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IS RA 82046.FLIGHT 4410 WAS DESCENDING FOR TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTENATIONAL AIRPORT(PANC) RUNWAY 14, VIA THE "ELLAM TWO" ARRIVAL.AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000' THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE WHICH LASTED 3-10 SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT "G" METER RECORDED THE EVENT AT -0.6 TO +2.0. THERE WAS SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE REPORTED IN THE AREA BY PRIOR AIRCRAFT.IN THE AFT TECHNICAL CABIN ONE MAINTENANCE CREW MEMBER WAS RETURNING TO HIS SEAT FROM THE LAVATORY DURING THE TURBULENCE AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING A FALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TURBULENCE, WHICH BROKE HIS HIP.THE SECOND MAINTENANCE CREW MAN WAS IN HIS SEAT AND SEAT BELTED IN, THE CREWMAN SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB FROM BEING JOSTLED INTO THE ARMREST. THE SECOND CREWMAN WAS TREATED BY THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO DUTY.THE AFT CABIN MAINTENANCE CREW DID NOT NOTIFY THE CAPTAIN OF THE FLIGHT OF ANY INJURIES PRIOR TO LANDING AT ANC. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE CAPTAIN.THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE ONBOARD MAINTENANCE CREW IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. NO AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED FROM THE TURBULENCE.THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CARGO WHICH CONSISTED OF 5 UH-60 U.S. ARMY HELICOPTERS. THE DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTERS WAS DUE TO THE LOOSELY LOADED FREIGHT INSIDE OF THE HELICOPTERS WHICH WAS NOT SECURED.