What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft started descent from flight level 390 where the ride had been smooth. The seat belt sign was on for the descent. Approaching flight level 320 the airspeed started to increase. The autopilt was disconnected and the pitch was manually increased to keep the airplane from exceeding mmo. At that time the aircraft encountered what the crew described as severe turbulence. The aircraft exceeded the speed limitation by 10-20 knots. Two flight attendants in the rear of the aircraft were thrown into the overhead and suffered some broken bones. Two passengers were also slightly injured. The flight landed in Denver and the injured parties were transported to the hospital. The aircraft was inspected in accordance with the maintenance manual for excessive load and overspeed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STARTED DESCENT FROM FLIGHT LEVEL 390 WHERE THE RIDE HAD BEEN SMOOTH. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON FOR THE DESCENT. APPROACHING FLIGHT LEVEL 320 THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO INCREASE. THE AUTOPILT WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE PITCH WAS MANUALLY INCREASED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM EXCEEDING MMO. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WHAT THE CREW DESCRIBED AS SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE AIRCRAFT EXCEEDED THE SPEED LIMITATION BY 10-20 KNOTS. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE THROWN INTO THE OVERHEAD AND SUFFERED SOME BROKEN BONES. TWO PASSENGERS WERE ALSO SLIGHTLY INJURED.THE FLIGHT LANDED IN DENVER AND THE INJURED PARTIES WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR EXCESSIVE LOAD AND OVERSPEED.
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