Airbus Sas A350-941 accident near Atlanta, GA
On August 29, 2023, an Airbus Sas A350-941 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlanta, GA. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- August 29, 2023
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Aircraft
- Airbus Sas A350-941 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 13 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 34.096°N, 83.835°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230830192959
Official records · DCA23FA428
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Group Chair's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1 - Ztl Artcc Control Room: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2 - Ztl Artcc Eram Playback: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4 - ATC Audio Partial Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 5 - Ads-B Data: Document (XLSX), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTThe flight departed MXP about 1300 UTC. The aircraft climbed to cruise altitude and the cruise portion of the flight lasted approximately 9 hours. Autopilot was engaged shortly after departure and remained on until the final approach. The crew reported that several minutes prior to the top of descent, the seat belt sign was illuminated. The flight was cleared for the OZZZI One arrival approaching Atlanta from the northeast. At 21:59, the crew briefed the arrival and the ATL ILS Runway 8L approach. At 22:22, the crew discussed the cloud fronts in the vicinity and mentioned that they may need a weather deviation at some point in their descent. At 22:26, Atlanta Center instructed them to cross waypoint OZZZI at 14,000 feet and 310 knots or higher, which the crew confirmed. The crew then requested a deviation west of course at around waypoint KILRR. The controller directed them to continue heading to OZZZI and advised that the next sector controller could handle their request. The flight crew accepted this instruction noting only a small white cloud near OZZZI. The flight crew stated there were no PIREPs from preceding aircraft, no nearby weather radar returns, nor any significant turbulence indications on their Flight Weather Viewer application. At 22:28, the relief pilot contacted the flight attendants to inform them that they may encounter turbulence in about 5 minutes and suggested they complete their duties within that time. At 22:30, the controller requested a ride report passing through 17,000 ft prior to handing the flight off to Atlanta Approach. They
Probable cause
The flight crew’s unintentional encounter with rapidly developing cumulus clouds which resulted in an encounter with severe convectively induced turbulence.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
