20200101002579A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Santa Clarita, CA · January 1, 2020

Date: January 1, 2020 · 16:58 local
Place: Santa Clarita, CA
Airport: Van Nuys
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: E0XA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N962SS
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA069
Reported as: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce TAY MK 610-8
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

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

Aircraft N962SS was on approach to kvny. ATC advised that there was moderate to severe turbulence. The flight crew notified the cabin server to take a seat. When she did not take a seat, they continued to notify her and then motioned her to take a seat. While she was walking to her seat the aircraft hit turbulence, and she flew up off the floor and hit the ceiling, then dropped to the floor and broke her leg. The crew notified ATC to have paramedics waiting at the ramp to meet the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N962SS WAS ON APPROACH TO KVNY. ATC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED THE CABIN SERVER TO TAKE A SEAT. WHEN SHE DID NOT TAKE A SEAT, THEY CONTINUED TO NOTIFY HER AND THEN MOTIONED HER TO TAKE A SEAT. WHILE SHE WAS WALKING TO HER SEAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT TURBULENCE, AND SHE FLEW UP OFF THE FLOOR AND HIT THE CEILING, THEN DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND BROKE HER LEG. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC TO HAVE PARAMEDICS WAITING AT THE RAMP TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR20CA069Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportVan Nuys, CAThe airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.Jan 2, 2020 · No damage