Thai A346 near Bangkok on Feb 26th 2015, turbulence injures 11

Last Update: March 3, 2015 / 18:51:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2015

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Thai Airways

Flight number
TG-641

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Bangkok, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
HS-TNF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

A Thai Airways Airbus A340-600, registration HS-TNF performing flight TG-641 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 227 passenges and 24 crew, was descending through FL210 towards Bangkok at about 15:24L (08:24Z) when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to 11 occupants. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Bangkok's runway 19R about 20 minutes later. One passenger received a serious injury (fracture), 10 received minor injuries. 8 injured were taken to a hospital, 3 passengers with minor injuries declined transport to a hospital.

A Boeing 747-400 was descending on the same track about 14nm (2 minutes) ahead of the A346 and about 1000 feet above the Airbus.

On Mar 3rd 2015 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that there was on serious injury on board of the aircraft when the aircraft encountered turbulence on approach to Bangkok. The occurrence was rated an accident, Thailand's Accident Investigation Board is investigating.

Metars:
TBS 261000Z 20009KT 170V260 CAVOK 32/20 Q1008 NOSIG
VTBS 260930Z 22008KT 150V260 9999 FEW030 SCT300 33/18 Q1008 NOSIG
VTBS 260900Z 20009KT 150V240 9999 FEW030 SCT300 34/18 Q1008 NOSIG
VTBS 260830Z 19009G19KT 140V240 9999 FEW030 SCT300 34/18 Q1008 NOSIG
VTBS 260800Z 18008KT 130V240 9999 FEW030 SCT300 34/18 Q1009 NOSIG
VTBS 260730Z 19008KT 110V260 9999 FEW030 SCT300 33/19 Q1009 NOSIG
VTBS 260700Z 18008KT 130V220 9999 FEW020 SCT300 33/20 Q1009 NOSIG
VTBS 260630Z 19009KT 150V250 9999 FEW020 SCT300 33/20 Q1010 NOSIG
VTBS 260600Z 18010KT 120V240 9999 FEW020 SCT300 32/21 Q1011 NOSIG
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2015

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Thai Airways

Flight number
TG-641

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Bangkok, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
HS-TNF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

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