MICROBURST

OBJECTIVES
WHAT IS MICROBURST?
WHY IT HAPPENED?
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF MICROBURST?
HOW MANY TYPES OF MICROBURST?
ACCIDENT INVOLVING MICROBURST

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 WHAT IS MICROBURST

 A HIGHLY LOCALIZED VERY

STRONG OF DESCENDING AIR
OCCURING UNDER A
CUMULIFORM CLOUD
ESPECIALLY CUMULONIMBUS
CLOUD TO THE SURFACE WHERE
IT SPREADS TO CREATE
STRONG RADIATING WINDS.
 THE RATE OF DESCENT AIR
MAY EXCEED 6,000 fpm AND
THE WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE
MAY EXCEED 50 ktS.
 THE WHOLE PHENOMENON IS
USUALLY CONFINED WITHIN A
RADIUS OF ABOUT 2 NM AND
ITS SPAN IS USUALLY NOT
MORE THAN ABOUT 20 MINUTES
WHY MICROBURST HAPPENED
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF MICROBURST?
 TYPES OF MICROBURST

 HEAVY RAIN OBSERVED  LITTLE OR NO RAIN

HIT THE GROUND OBSERVED HIT THE
GROUND
ACCIDENT INVOLVING
MICROBURST
 DELTA FLIGHT 191,02 AUGUST 1985

 HAPPEN DURING APPROACHED FOR LANDING

 FROM CVR, CREW NOTICED STORM CELL AHEAD, BUT DECIDED
TO PROCEED TGROUGH IT ANYWAY,
 UNAWARE OF MICROBURST, HEADWINDS CAUSE
UNCOMMANDED PITCH AND ACCELERATION. AS AC FLEW
THROUGH HEADWINDS, AIRSPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED AND
SINK RATE INCREASED
 DF 192 FIRST IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A FIELD AND
BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, IT CAME DOWN AGAIN ON HWY
114 ON TOP OF A VEHICLE. THE AC SKIDDED ONTO THE
AIRFIELD, COLLIDED WITH WATER TANKS BEFORE EXPLODED.
 KILL : 132 PEOPLE
 INJURED : 31
ACCIDENT INVOLVING MICROBURST
 OBJECTIVES
WHAT IS MICROBURST?
WHY IT HAPPENED?
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF MICROBURST?
HOW MANY TYPES OF MICROBURST?
ACCIDENT INVOLVING MICROBURST

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