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Pilots of a Hawaiian Airlines flight in 2022 that resulted in dozens of turbulence injuries should have gone around a “plume” of bad weather, the NTSB report says.
Between 2009 and 2023, 184 people were seriously injured by turbulence — an average of 12 a year — according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration. The majority of those, 146, were ...
A pilot report or PIREP is a report of actual flight or ground conditions encountered by an aircraft. Reports commonly include information about atmospheric conditions (like temperature , icing , turbulence ) or airport conditions (like runway condition codes or ground equipment failures).
The pilots of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back to Copenhagen, where the plane was inspected for damage. Heavy turbulence forces flight bound ...
The turbulence caused the plane to vibrate. The autopilot, being engaged, pitched the plane downwards to return to 37,000 feet (11,278 m). There was also an uncommanded increase in airspeed, which the pilots extended the speed brakes to counteract for. At 07:49:32 UTC, one of the pilots called out that the fasten seatbelt signs had been turned on.
Two hours into the flight, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign was turned on. Moments later, the aircraft suddenly dropped around 100 feet (30 m), seriously injuring 15 passengers and 3 crew members. [ 2 ]
The pilots tried to stabilize the aircraft, which continued to experience more turbulence albeit less severe, by “disengaging the autopilot” and “manually controlling” it for 21 seconds ...
A spate of turbulence reports has triggered a debate over whether climate change may be causing more turbulence. A report from the University of Reading last year suggested turbulence could worsen ...