American B738 at Phoenix on Sep 10th 2018, wake turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: April 26, 2020 / 14:37:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2018
Classification
Report
Airline
American Airlines
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N950NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
On Apr 25th 2020 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
an inadvertent encounter with wake turbulence.
The NTSB wrote:
On September 10, 2018, at 9:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST), American Airlines flight 2197, a Boeing 737-800, N950NN, encountered wake turbulence while descending through 3,100 feet on approach to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), Phoenix, Arizona. A flight attendant was securing items in the galley and was seriously injured as a result of the turbulence. There were no injuries to the other passengers or crew, and the airplane was not damaged. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Seattle, Washington, to KPHX.
According to the flight crew, the seat belt sign was on, and the "prepare for landing" announcement was made to the flight attendants. The airplane was approximately three miles behind a narrow body Airbus, in landing configuration when the turbulence occurred. After landing, the flight crew were notified that one of the flight attendants had been injured. Paramedics met the flight at the gate and the flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a broken left rib.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2018
Classification
Report
Airline
American Airlines
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N950NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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