COMAIR RA climb/FA injury
I got this off the daily incident feed.
First, I hasten to point out that I’m not trying to be sensationalist here. I fully understand that these things happen, not infrequently, and this example does not approach “catastrophic.” On the other hand, neither is it a non-event.
REGIS_NO......COM645
MAKE_MOD......CRJ1
M_MOD_DESC......CANADAIR CRJ-100, RJ-100 REGIO
OPERATOR......COMAIR
PHASE......Cruise
OCCUR_DESC......COM 645 AT FL290 RESPONDED TO TCAS RA TO CLIMB FOR AIRCRAFT CLIMBING OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO FL280. FLIGHT ATTENDANT BROKE ANKLE DURING CLIMB. 15 N SWL (SNOW HILL VOR) NEAR SALISBURY, MD
WEATHER......KSBY 211554Z 27005KT 4SM HZ FEW047 29/19 A2999 RMK AO2
DAMAGE......None
LOC_CITY......SALISBURY
LOC_STATE......MD
OCCUR_DATE......2004-07-21
DEPART_PT......CHARLESTON, SC (CHS)
DESTINAT......NEW YORK, NY (JFK)
I’m posting this today because (1) I find conversation on this topic to be enlightening, and (2) it happened yesterday. At first blush my initial urge is to use this as an object lesson for those passengers who can’t seem to understand that being in your seat, strapped-in, even in smooth air, is always a good idea. Of course, there’s also an obvious reminder to cabin crew that they’re in a tube going a zillion miles per hour in a dynamic environment. But, moreover, I always tend to think that fodder for general TCAS and ATC discussions are never a bad idea…
If I'm wrong, I'd ask a mod to please delete the post.
Dave