Airbus 319 C-GBHZ

Summary

On 10 January 2008 at about 15:35 local time, a Airbus 319 registered C-GBHZ, operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident near Penicton, Canada. 88 people were on board and 11 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 January 2008 at 15:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Penicton, Canada

Coordinates

48.8500, -119.3833

Aircraft

Airbus 319

Registration

C-GBHZ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Air Canada

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toronto → Victoria

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA08WA026

11 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 10, 2008, an Air Canada Airbus A319, registration C-GBHZ, flight number 190, was enroute to Toronto from Victoria, when at 0835 mountain standard time, while climbing from FL360 to FL370, and at about 38 nautical miles south of Penticton, BC, Canada, the aircraft experienced a sudden upset when it rolled uncommanded 36 degrees right and then 57 degrees left and pitched nose-down. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to Calgary where an uneventful landing was completed. There were 2 minor injuries to the crew and 8 minor injuries to the passengers. There were a total of 5 crew members and 83 passengers on board. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) Canada is investigating, with the NTSB and BEA providing accredited representatives. For more information on this incident investigation, contact TSB Canada by telephone (819) 994-3741or online at http://www.tsb.gc.ca.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.