Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 January 2006
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-381
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Registration Number: JA8669
Location: 18 km N of Matsuyama –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 287
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced turbulence at an altitude of 2,600 feet, resulting in a cabin crew member sustaining serious injuries. The accident was likely caused by a combination of local turbulence encountered during descent and a subsequent shake of the aircraft, leading to a fall by cabin attendants in the aft galley.An aircraft experienced turbulence at an altitude of 2,600 feet, resulting in a cabin crew member sustaining serious injuries. The accident was likely caused by a combination of local turbulence encountered during descent and a subsequent shake of the aircraft, leading to a fall by cabin attendants in the aft galley.
Description
At an altitude of 2 600 ft, the aircraft encountered turbulence and one of the cabin crew was seriously injured. PROBABLE CAUSE It is estimated that the causal chain of this accident consisted of an encounter with local turbulence by the aircraft while the aircraft was making a turn during its descent phase and a consequent large shake of the aircraft, which caused the cabin attendants who were then working in the aircraft?s aft galley to fall down and suffer injuries.
Primary Cause
Local turbulence encountered during descent.Local turbulence encountered during descent.Share on:
