# NTSB DCA22LA198: Airbus 220, N113DQ, New York, NY, September 4, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 4, 2022, 20:35 UTC
- Place: New York, NY
- Coordinates: 40.78, -73.87
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7800&lon=-73.8700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 117 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA22LA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105895/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA198

## Probable cause

An encounter with convective turbulence.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Turbulence: convective turbulence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel (probable cause); cases with it: [C Series Aircraft Ltd Ptnrsp BD-500-1A10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032020/cases.md?model=1400012), [All aircraft, 145 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [C Series Aircraft Ltd Ptnrsp BD-500-1A10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=1400012), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The flight crew stated that the flight was on the arrival for landing. The seatbelt sign had been on and the flight attendants were making their pre-landing cabin preparations. The flight then entered a small cloud that showed no precipitation on the radar and encountered light to moderate turbulence. When the turbulence occurred one flight attendant who was standing assisting a passenger was thrown to the floor, injuring her right foot. After landing the flight attendant was given medical care and diagnosed with a broken right foot.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113DQ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113DQ), registered now, S/N 50032, built 2019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS 220
- Registry model: [C Series Aircraft Ltd Ptnrsp BD-500-1A10](https://openairdocs.org/model/c-series-aircraft-ltd-ptnrsp-bd-500-1a10) (registry code 1400012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW1519G](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1519g) (registry code 52315, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50032
- Year built: 2019
- Engines: P & W PW1519G 19775 lbs thrust turbo fan; P & W PW1519G 19775 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner: Bank Of Utah Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: KDFW, Dallas, TX
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 28, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 4,416 total, 1,469 in this make and model, 1,469 as pilot in command, 168 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours
- Co-pilot; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 22, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 87 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Turbulence: Moderate

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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