Porter DH8D at Toronto on Jul 15th 2016, turbulence injures 3
Last Update: July 26, 2016 / 20:20:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-720
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Toronto City, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GLQF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport ICAO Code
CYTZ
The airline confirmed the aircraft encountered turbulence prior to landing at Billy Bishop Airport. Two flight attendants received minor injuries and were taken to a hospital, a passenger also received a minor scrape and was treated at the airport.
The Canadian TSB is monitoring the occurrence and collecting data to decide whether an investigation is going to be opened.
On Jul 26th 2016 the Canadian TSB reported that the aircraft was descending through 8500 feet on autopilot when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence, the autopilot disconnected. After the crew regained control, the autopilot was re-connected. The flight crew was notified that both cabin crew had received minor injuries in the turbulence encounter, they were still preparing the cabin for arrival and had not been seated. The crew declared emergency and continued for a safe landing, the two flight attendants were taken to a hospital for observation and discharged. The flight data recorder was downloaded and revealed that the vertical accelerations encountered during the turbulence exceeded acceptable load limits. A severe turbulence inspection did not reveal any damage, the aircraft was returned to service. The occurrence is not going to be investigated.
Metars:
CYTZ 151800Z AUTO 29013G22KT 9SM BKN060 BKN074 BKN094 25/17 A2983 RMK SLP103 DENSITY ALT 1500FT
CYTZ 151713Z AUTO 27020G26KT 9SM BKN050 BKN065 OVC079 25/16 A2982 RMK SLP099 DENSITY ALT 1500FT
CYTZ 151701Z AUTO 26020G28KT 9SM -RA BKN050 OVC065 23/17 A2981 RMK SLP097 DENSITY ALT 1400FT
CYTZ 151700Z AUTO 26020G28KT 9SM BKN050 OVC065 24/17 A2981 RMK SLP097 DENSITY ALT 1400FT
CYTZ 151600Z AUTO 23015KT 9SM SCT050 BKN060 BKN076 BKN090 25/17 A2981 RMK SLP096 DENSITY ALT 1500FT
CYTZ 151500Z AUTO 22012G17KT 9SM CLR 24/18 A2981 RMK SLP096 DENSITY ALT 1400FT
CYTZ 151400Z AUTO 21010KT 9SM CLR 22/19 A2981 RMK SLP095 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYTZ 151300Z AUTO 19004KT 9SM CLR 21/19 A2981 RMK SLP097 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYTZ 151200Z AUTO 22004KT 9SM CLR 20/19 A2981 RMK SLP096 DENSITY ALT 1000FT
CYTZ 151100Z AUTO 24004KT 9SM CLR 20/19 A2981 RMK SLP095 DENSITY ALT 900FT
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-720
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Toronto City, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GLQF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport ICAO Code
CYTZ
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