DCA08WA026

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus Industrie 319 · Penicton, Canada · January 10, 2008

Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 10, 2008, 08:35 local (15:35 UTC)
Place
Penicton, Canada
Injuries
11 minor, 77 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
C-GBHZAirbus Industrie 319
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
67362

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Factual narrative

On January 10, 2008, an Air Canada Airbus A319, registration C-GBHZ, flight number 190, was enroute to Toronto from Victoria, when at 0835 mountain standard time, while climbing from FL360 to FL370, and at about 38 nautical miles south of Penticton, BC, Canada, the aircraft experienced a sudden upset when it rolled uncommanded 36 degrees right and then 57 degrees left and pitched nose-down. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to Calgary where an uneventful landing was completed. There were 2 minor injuries to the crew and 8 minor injuries to the passengers. There were a total of 5 crew members and 83 passengers on board. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) Canada is investigating, with the NTSB and BEA providing accredited representatives. For more information on this incident investigation, contact TSB Canada by telephone (819) 994-3741or online at http://www.tsb.gc.ca.

Aircraft

Registration
C-GBHZ
Reported as
Airbus Industrie 319
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Air Canada
Departed
CYYJ · Toronto
Destination
CYYZ · Victoria