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| Date: | Friday 15 June 2001 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | America West Airlines |
| Registration: | N661AW |
| MSN: | 1284 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight attendant sustained serious injuries when the flight crew placed the transport category airplane in a sudden rapid descent for landing. According to the operator, air traffic control delayed the flight's descent due to traffic, then cleared the flight to resume the profile descent. The flight attendant fell over while she was picking up trash in preparation for landing and hit her head and back on something, rendering her unconscious. The flight crew originally reported encountering turbulence, but later informed the operator and flight attendant that there was no turbulence.
Probable Cause: the flight crew's excessive descent rate, which resulted in an injury to a flight attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA240
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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