Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 January 2019
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-212ER
Owner/operator: Singapore Airlines
Registration Number: 9V-SQL
Location: en route Melbourne-Wellington –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 261
Component Affected: Right femur (thighbone).Right femur (thighbone).
Investigating Agency: TSIB SingaporeTSIB Singapore
Category: Accident
A Boeing 777-200 aircraft experienced turbulence en route from Melbourne to Wellington, resulting in a passenger sustaining a fractured right femur. The flight continued to Wellington without incident.A Boeing 777-200 aircraft experienced turbulence en route from Melbourne to Wellington, resulting in a passenger sustaining a fractured right femur. The flight continued to Wellington without incident.
Description
The Boeing 777-200 aircraft encountered turbulence while enroute from Melbourne, Australia to Wellington, New Zealand. As a result of the turbulence encounter, a passenger sustained a fractured right femur (thighbone). The flight continued to Wellington. Due to the nature of the injury, the passenger had to remain on the aisle during the landing in Wellington.
Primary Cause
Turbulence encountered during enroute flight.Turbulence encountered during enroute flight.Share on:
