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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · July 10, 2018

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Date: July 10, 2018 · 15:30 local
Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8968E
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine: GE CF34-3B1
People aboard: 53
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,089 total2,166 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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At approximately 15:30 EDT, skywest flight 4907-10 July aex-atl, encountered what the captain described as momentary moderate turbulence while descending through the top of a cumulonimbus cloud. The flight was enroute and was starting a descent from FL310 when the turbulence was encountered. One passenger sustained serious injuries during the turbulence encounter. The flight attendant sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 EDT, SKYWEST FLIGHT 4907-10 JULY AEX-ATL, ENCOUNTERED WHAT THE CAPTAIN DESCRIBED AS MOMENTARY MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH THE TOP OF A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD. THE FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE AND WAS STARTING A DESCENT FROM FL310 WHEN THE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.