Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 May 2008
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-140LR
Owner/operator: American Airlines
Registration Number: N816AE
Location: Dallas, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: AutopilotAutopilot
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A flight experienced turbulence near Dallas, Texas, resulting in a passenger injury and a brief loss of autopilot control. The turbulence caused a jarring jolt, leading to a fall and a broken ankle.A flight experienced turbulence near Dallas, Texas, resulting in a passenger injury and a brief loss of autopilot control. The turbulence caused a jarring jolt, leading to a fall and a broken ankle.
Description
According to the flight crew the flight was carried out in smooth air for most of the way to Dallas. When the flight reached a point about 40 nm west of Bowie VOR, at 17,000 feet altitude, and as the airplane overflew a small cloud, the airplane was abruptly jolted by turbulence. The autopilot disconnected and was immediately reactivated by the flight crew. During the turbulence encounter, an elderly female passenger fell to the floor near the lavatory and suffered a broken ankle. Probable Cause: The flight’s inadvertent encounter with turbulence.
Primary Cause
Inadvertent encounter with turbulence.Inadvertent encounter with turbulence.Share on:
