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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 · Tampa, FL · April 25, 2026

Date
April 25, 2026 · 14:30 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Tampa International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
YENA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3229J
Reported as
Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW1524G SERIE
People aboard
131
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2

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What happened

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

During the descent into Tampa International Airport (tpa), cumulus clouds were observed at approximately 12,000 feet. . At the time, there was no convective activity and no forecast indicating such. The captain informed the flight attendants that some turbulence was expected and advised caution, although they were not instructed to be seated. There were no pilot reports (pireps) of turbulence, and it was anticipated that the ride would not be excessively rough. However, upon entering the unavoidable cloud formation, the aircraft experienced moderate turbulence for a brief period of one to two minutes. Subsequently, the lead flight attendant reported that a colleague had sustained a twisted ankle. The injured flight attendant was instructed to remain seated in a passenger seat, and it was confirmed that medical attention was required. Operations were promptly informed. Upon arrival at the gate, it was reported that two flight attendants, designated as F2 and F3, had incurred ankle injuries. Paramedics boarded the aircraft after the passengers had disembarked and assessed both attendants, concluding that there were no fractures, only probable soft tissue injuries. Both flight attendants expressed a desire for further medical evaluation at a hospital, although they chose not to utilize ambulance transportation. The seat belt sign was illuminated during the turbulence, and no passengers sustained injuries. F3 received an x-ray and CT scan at the hospital confirming no breaks or fractures.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE DESCENT INTO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPA), CUMULUS CLOUDS WERE OBSERVED AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FEET. . AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND NO FORECAST INDICATING SUCH. THE CAPTAIN INFORMED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THAT SOME TURBULENCE WAS EXPECTED AND ADVISED CAUTION, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT INSTRUCTED TO BE SEATED. THERE WERE NO PILOT REPORTS (PIREPS) OF TURBULENCE, AND IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THE RIDE WOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVELY ROUGH. HOWEVER, UPON ENTERING THE UNAVOIDABLE CLOUD FORMATION, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF ONE TO TWO MINUTES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT A COLLEAGUE HAD SUSTAINED A TWISTED ANKLE. THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN SEATED IN A PASSENGER SEAT, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. OPERATIONS WERE PROMPTLY INFORMED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, DESIGNATED AS F2 AND F3, HAD INCURRED ANKLE INJURIES. PARAMEDICS BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE PASSENGERS HAD DISEMBARKED AND ASSESSED BOTH ATTENDANTS, CONCLUDING THAT THERE WERE NO FRACTURES, ONLY PROBABLE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATION AT A HOSPITAL, ALTHOUGH THEY CHOSE NOT TO UTILIZE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE TURBULENCE, AND NO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. F3 RECEIVED AN X-RAY AND CT SCAN AT THE HOSPITAL CONFIRMING NO BREAKS OR FRACTURES.