AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-100
Titusville, FL — March 11, 2010
Event Information
| Date | March 11, 2010 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| NTSB Number | ERA10CA174 |
| Event ID | 20100312X84023 |
| Location | Titusville, FL |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 28.51472, -80.79916 |
| Highest Injury | SERS |
Aircraft
| Make | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE |
| Model | A319-100 |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 121 |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 1 |
| Minor | 2 |
| None | 114 |
| Total Injured | 3 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
An inadvertent in-flight encounter with turbulence, resulting in an injury to a cabin attendant.
Full Narrative
The air carrier flight had been experiencing light, occasionally moderate, turbulence throughout the flight. The captain had asked the flight attendants to secure the cabin earlier than usual, while they were in light turbulence, because the conditions were not expected to improve before arrival at the destination airport. The airplane was at flight level 240, when the flight attendants began the final preparation for landing. During that time, with no echoes depicted on the weather radar, the airplane experienced unexpected severe turbulence for 1 to 2 seconds. The maximum g recorded was 1.773 and the minimum g recorded was 0.391. All three flight attendants were standing at the time, preparing the cabin, when they were jolted upward and then fell to the floor. Two of the flight attendants sustained minor injuries, while one flight attendant was seriously injured. The airplane was not damaged and landed uneventfully at the destination airport.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.