Korean B744 near Tokyo on Jul 5th 2012, inflight upset causes injury
Last Update: January 31, 2014 / 15:19:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-2711
Departure
Seoul Gimpo, South Korea
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
HL7473
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Japan's TSB opened an investigation into the accident implicitly identifying the injury as serious reporting a passenger (initially identified as flight attendant) received an injury as result of an inflight upset.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence causing inuries to a passenger.
A similiar upset had occurred about 6 hours earlier, see Accident: United B772 near Tokyo on Jul 5th 2012, upset injures two cabin crew.
On Jan 31st 2014 the JTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
It is highly probable that this accident occurred because the aircraft was shaken as it encountered turbulence during a descent, causing one passenger who was not in his seat to be thrown off-balance to sustain serious injuries.
It is probable that the turbulence was caused by VWS or unstable atmospheric conditions where convective clouds developed.
The JTSB reported the passenger was standing in the aisle to go to the lavatory when the upset occurred and threw the passenger off balance, who fell against the door L4 onto his back and then to the floor. At the time of the upset the fasten seat belt signs were not illuminated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-2711
Departure
Seoul Gimpo, South Korea
Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Aircraft Registration
HL7473
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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