Emergency landing down under

[bogman]

Another lucky escape for Qantas.Thank God it all worked out ok

http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7656171.stm

[MathFox]

It doesn't sound that spectacular: Plane hits turbulence, beverage cart hits flight attendant, pilot diverts to nearby airport to offload the injured.

Remember: "Please keep your seatbelt fastened while seated, the plane may encounter unexpected turbulence."

[kyle172]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

[MathFox]

From the Australian Transport Safety Bureau http://www.atsb.gov.au/newsroom/2008/release/2008_40.aspx:

The aircraft, which had 303 passengers and 10 crew on board, was in normal level flight at 37,000 ft about 110 nautical miles north of Carnarvon and 80 nautical miles from Learmonth near Exmouth in north-western Australia, when the pilots received electronic centralised aircraft monitoring messages in the cockpit relating to some irregularity with the aircraft's elevator control system. The aircraft is reported to have departed level flight and climbed approximately 300 ft, during which time the crew had initiated non-normal checklist/response actions. The aircraft is then reported to have abruptly pitched nose-down. During this sudden and significant nose-down pitch, a number of passengers, cabin crew and loose objects were thrown about the aircraft cabin, primarily in the rear of the aircraft, resulting in a range of injuries to some cabin crew and passengers.