Accident to the Airbus A320 registered F-HBNJ operated by Air France le 20/08/2025 near Ajaccio AD

Severe turbulences during descent

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The translation below is for information only:

At FL200, during descent, the aircraft encountered severe turbulences.

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General information
Local date	20/08/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 2A Corse-du-Sud
Location	FL 200, on descent to Ajaccio AD
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	5
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	TURB: Turbulence encounter
File number	BEA2025-0365

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	France - Air France
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	F-HBNJ
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFPO (ORY) : Paris Orly
Planned destination	France - LFKJ (AJA) : Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte, Corse
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4908
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.