What happened
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This is a summary of the report submitted by the captain from shuttle america flight #5902, dca-lga:
We heard an aircraft ahead of us report moderate turbulence. I immediately called the cabin and asked the flight attendants if they were nearly done with their service since it would likely get bumpy. They replied they were nearly finished. I advised them to hurry up.
We saw an overcast layer of clouds with isolated build ups. The onboard radar showed areas of light and heavy precipitation. We slowed the aircraft in anticipation of the turbulence. I called the cabin a second time, at least thirty seconds before we entered the cloud layer, and instructed the flight attendants to sit down. I heard one flight attendant tell the other to sit. We entered the cloud layer at 13,000 feet. Seconds later, we hit a large bump. It was this bump which caused the flight attendant to become airborn, and then break her leg upon landing.
Afterwards, ATC gave us priority handling. We were in and out of the clouds. Airspeed was between 250-300 knots. We informed ATC and our company. I continued to check on the injured flight attendant.
As the FAA filed it
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE CAPTAIN FROM SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT #5902, DCA-LGA:
WE HEARD AN AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF US REPORT MODERATE TURBULENCE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CABIN AND ASKED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IF THEY WERE NEARLY DONE WITH THEIR SERVICE SINCE IT WOULD LIKELY GET BUMPY. THEY REPLIED THEY WERE NEARLY FINISHED. I ADVISED THEM TO HURRY UP.
WE SAW AN OVERCAST LAYER OF CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED BUILD UPS. THE ONBOARD RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF LIGHT AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION. WE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TURBULENCE. I CALLED THE CABIN A SECOND TIME, AT LEAST THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE WE ENTERED THE CLOUD LAYER, AND INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO SIT DOWN. I HEARD ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TELL THE OTHER TO SIT. WE ENTERED THE CLOUD LAYER AT 13,000 FEET. SECONDS LATER, WE HIT A LARGE BUMP. IT WAS THIS BUMP WHICH CAUSED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO BECOME AIRBORN, AND THEN BREAK HER LEG UPON LANDING.
AFTERWARDS, ATC GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING. WE WERE IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS. AIRSPEED WAS BETWEEN 250-300 KNOTS. WE INFORMED ATC AND OUR COMPANY. I CONTINUED TO CHECK ON THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
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