ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312011
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 2022 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Integrated Pain Associates, Pllc |
| Registration: | N469SL |
| MSN: | BB-1036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9044 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Odessa, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Temple-Draughon-Miller Airport, TX (TPL/KTPL) |
| Odessa, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while descending at about 160 kts during an instrument approach in visual meteorological conditions with the autopilot engaged, and passing through 5,000 ft msl, the airplane encountered 'a sudden pocketâ of severe clear air turbulence for one second, resulting in the loss of about 300 ft of altitude. A passenger in the cabin, who was in the process of restraining himself when the turbulence encounter occurred, hit his head on the cabin ceiling and sustained a serious injury. The autopilot was turned off, the pilot continued with the approach, and the airplane landed at the destination airport without further incident.
The airplane did not sustain any damage from the turbulence encounter. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, an AIRMET for moderate turbulence below 12,000 ft msl and high surface winds was active for the area.
The passengers were verbally instructed by the pilot to make sure their restraint systems were fastened. The pilot activated the cabin seatbelt sign as an aural and visual warning as reinforcement.
Probable Cause: The airplane's encounter with severe clear air turbulence that was not forecasted, which resulted in a serious injury to an unrestrained passenger.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA166
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2023 06:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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