Two cabin crew members on a Ryanair flight fell to the floor and one broke an ankle after the pilot pulled too hard on the aircraft’s manual controls when it began to “overspeed” during a descent in a jetstream. It said that while descending into a high altitude jetstream, an associated rise in headwind caused the aircraft to overspeed. The resulting manoeuvre caused two cabin crew members to fall, and one of them sustained a broken ankle. The operator (Ryanair) has issued additional guidance to its pilots regarding overspeed recognition and recovery,” the report said. The pilot in control responded with a manual control input which caused the autopilot to disengage.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2018 16:07 UTC