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Status	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date	Friday 15 June 2001
Time	20:45 LT
Type	Airbus A320-232
Operator	America West Airlines
Registration	N661AW
MSN	1284
Year of manufature	2000
Engines	IAE V2527-A5
Crew	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142
Aircraft damage	None
Location	San Diego, CA United States of America
Phase	Unknown
Nature	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport	Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX)
Destination Airport	San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN)
Narrative	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.

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