Pilot Debrief

EMBRAER EMB-145LR near Kansas City, MO — 2011-03-26

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Date
2011-03-26
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Airport
MCI
Aircraft
EMBRAER EMB-145LR
Registration
N931AE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Climb

Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with convectively induced turbulence associated with developing thunderstorms under the flight path during the airplane's climb to cruise flight.

NTSB narrative

During climb to cruise flight, the flight attendant was returning to her jumpseat when the airplane encountered convectively induced turbulence associated with developing thunderstorms under the flight path. The flight attendant lost her footing and hit her head on the service galley door. While trying to find something to grab, the flight attendant fell again and injured her wrist and knee. She advised the flight crew that she would be unable to complete her duties and the flight was diverted to seek medical attention for the flight attendant. The operator subsequently confirmed that the flight attendant was seriously injured when her wrist and hand sustained fractures. The flight’s flight data recorder data showed that an upset event occurred during climb; the vertical acceleration ranged from 1.54g to 0.60g in a 1-second period.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Environmental
First missed decision gate
Failure to obtain latest SIGMET information on severe thunderstorms before departure.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • FDR / data
  • 7 docket documents
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Docket documents7

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