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FAA accident report · Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Reno, NV · September 29, 2013

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Date
September 29, 2013 · 09:23 local
Place
Reno, NV
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N449QX
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA431
Reported as
Bombardier DHC-8-402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
People aboard
80
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,942 total7,793 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days
N449QXRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2021 · Bombardier DHC-8-402S/N 4410 · Built 2012Airframe modelBombardier DHC-8-402Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW150ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On September 29, 2013, aircraft N449QX, flight 2441, encountered severe turbulence while descending to land at Reno Nevada. The flight crew was aware that moderate turbulence had been reported below 12,000 feet. ATC asked the crew to begin descent earlier than expected, which impacted the captain?s ability to provide advance warning to the flight attendants to finish up and take their seats. Securing the cabin was also impeded by the passenger in seat 11B who refused to fasten his seat belt after two requests. When the aircraft encountered the turbulence both flight attendants were tossed around the cabin and the passenger at seat 11B was thrown from his seat onto the armrest of seat 11D. Paramedics were called to meet the aircraft at the gate in Reno. Three patients were transported to the hospital; the passengers from seat 11B and 11D were treated and released with minor injuries. One flight attendant was admitted to the hospital with a fractured elbow and a broken bone in her back that required surgery.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2013, AIRCRAFT N449QX, FLIGHT 2441, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT RENO NEVADA. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS AWARE THAT MODERATE TURBULENCE HAD BEEN REPORTED BELOW 12,000 FEET. ATC ASKED THE CREW TO BEGIN DESCENT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, WHICH IMPACTED THE CAPTAIN?S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADVANCE WARNING TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO FINISH UP AND TAKE THEIR SEATS. SECURING THE CABIN WAS ALSO IMPEDED BY THE PASSENGER IN SEAT 11B WHO REFUSED TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AFTER TWO REQUESTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE TURBULENCE BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TOSSED AROUND THE CABIN AND THE PASSENGER AT SEAT 11B WAS THROWN FROM HIS SEAT ONTO THE ARMREST OF SEAT 11D. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE IN RENO. THREE PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL; THE PASSENGERS FROM SEAT 11B AND 11D WERE TREATED AND RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A FRACTURED ELBOW AND A BROKEN BONE IN HER BACK THAT REQUIRED SURGERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR13LA431Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVThe airplane’s encounter with known moderate-to-severe turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.Sep 29, 2013 · No damage

Other reports on N449QX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20130929022719ADescent · Reno, NVOn September 29 at approximately 09:23 local time horizon air N449QX experienced severe turbulence during descent to Reno for landing. Two passengers and a flight attendant sustained injuries from the event. The aircraft executed a successful landing where…Sep 29, 2013 · No damage