Jazz DH8C near Castlegar on Dec 7th 2016, missing waypoint injures flight attendant

Last Update: December 13, 2016 / 20:03:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2016

Classification
Accident

Flight number
QK-8248

Aircraft Registration
C-GVON

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GVON performing flight QK-8248 from Vancouver,BC to Castlegar,BC (Canada) with 27 people on board, was descending towards Castlegar. While programming the transition from en route to the RNAV A approach into Castlegar into the Flight Management Computer the crew inadvertently missed a way point, as result the aircraft descended below the minimum safe altitude for the sector resulting in the Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) issuing a "TERRAIN" alert. Complying with company procedures the flight crew initiated a climb causing the flight attendant to fall and receive injuries. The flight crew requested medical services for the arrival and continued for a safe landing in Castlegar. The flight attendant was taken to a hospital.

The Canadian TSB reported the flight attendant received serious injuries and rated the occurrence an accident, however, did not open an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2016

Classification
Accident

Flight number
QK-8248

Aircraft Registration
C-GVON

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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