# Incident 20260425005009I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, Tampa, FL, April 25, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2026, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3229J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 (registry code 1400015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-canada-lp-bd-500-1a11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1524G SERIE (registry code 51770, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1524g-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11
- Reported engine: P & W PW1524G SERIE
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260425005009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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