This @NPR story I keep hearing about turbulence increasing in a warming climate really shouldn't cite Lufthansa 469. Flying through convection != clear air turbulence!
The written version of the story even does a good job of explaining CAT! But they then immediately cite a non-CAT example.
What I'm getting about United 1722, without reading the pilots' or the FAA's reports, are three possibilities:
1. Sudden shift of the direction and speed of the wind (aka windshear) caused the aircraft to stall,
2. A downdraft due to very heavy cold rain was encountered, exceeding the plane's vertical climb performance, or
3. A microburst was encountered, combining windshear and downdrafts, making for a deadly combination of 1 & 2.
In any case, it sounds like the pilots managed to pull off an incredible low-level save. I bet they were shaking after that one. I hope to read the final report someday.
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https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/united-maui-dive-ua1722-close-call/
"Reported by A350, B777, A321"
at 2 am LT, no less
ROUGH morning for turb out west
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Just awful morning for #turbulence in the Carolinas. Turb PIREPs from the last 4 hours include SEV or MOD-SEV in:
CRJ-900 (2)
A320 (2)
A321
B737 (4)
https://beta.aviationweather.gov/gfa/#obs
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Extreme #turbulence in an A319 near Key West about an hour ago. Yikes!
Looping back on FlightRadar24 I *think* I know which plane, but since I don't know for sure, it's not appropriate to speculate.
The culprit? A seemingly garden variety thunderstorm it would seem, as well as a bit of bad luck.
Ryan Connelly
Flint