Created Thursday, Feb 24th 2022 21:24Z, last updated Thursday, Feb 24th 2022 21:24Z
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N632NK performing flight
NK-1069 from Cleveland,OH to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was on approach to Las Vegas when the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Las Vegas' runway 26L about 10 minutes later.
The FAA reported the flight attendant received serious injuries, a broken ankle, the occurrence was rated an accident.
On Mar 26th 2020 the NTSB reported the occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the NTSB
On Feb 24th 2022 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence.
The NTSB summarized the sequence of events:
The captain was the pilot flying, and the first officer was the pilot monitoring. According to the flight crew, there was reports of moderate turbulence during the initial descent. During the decent, the flight passed through stratiform cloud layers experiencing continuous light and occasional moderate chop, but no precipitation was depicted on the weather radar. At about flight level (FL) 260, the first officer turned on the seatbelt sign and contacted the lead flight attendant (FA) to have all the FAs take their seats.
As the airplane descended through about FL230, the flight experienced moderate turbulence which lasted for about 15-20 seconds. Shortly thereafter, the flight crew received a call from the lead FA that a FA had broken her ankle.
At the time of the turbulence encounter, the FAs were preparing the cabin for landing. Two FAs were in the aft galley and were thrown into the air and onto the floor. One FA severely injured her left ankle and was subsequently helped into an aft passenger seat, where she remained for landing. After landing, emergency medical personnel met the flight at the gate and transported the injured FA to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fractured left fibula.
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