Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 June 1991
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-406
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-BFG
Location: Philadelphia, PA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 278
Component Affected: Seatbelt signSeatbelt sign
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A cruise flight experienced turbulence, leading to a near-miss encounter with cumulus clouds. The pilot inadvertently deviated, resulting in a situation where the seatbelt sign was in place. The flight continued to the destination without further incident.A cruise flight experienced turbulence, leading to a near-miss encounter with cumulus clouds. The pilot inadvertently deviated, resulting in a situation where the seatbelt sign was in place. The flight continued to the destination without further incident.
Description
THE FLIGHT WAS ON A CRUISE DESCENT AT 20,000 FEET MSL WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, CAUSING INJURIES TO CABIN CREWMEMBERS INCLUDING ONE WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DEVIATING AROUND CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED ONE. HE SAID THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO THE DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE CABIN CREW MEMBERS WERE PREPARED FOR AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE.
Primary Cause
Pilot negligence in ensuring cabin crew preparedness for turbulence.Pilot negligence in ensuring cabin crew preparedness for turbulence.Share on:
