Boat mooring pole stored in overhead bin in cabin fell out striking female passenger on head. First aid from medic called for and head injury treated with ice pack.

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Attributes
ACN	178251
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 193 flight time total : 7525 flight time type : 2109
ASRS Report	178251
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As the passenger were leaving the aircraft at gate 30 at msp, a passenger that was seated at seat 30C knocked a boat mooring pole out of the overhead bin while retrieving some luggage. This pole struck a passenger, who was seated in seat 29B, on the head. This pole was carried on the aircraft by the passenger who was seated at seat 30B. Paramedics were called and an ice pack was applied to passenger head. Boat mooring poles should be carried in the baggage compartment as checked baggage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BOAT MOORING POLE STORED IN OVERHEAD BIN IN CABIN FELL OUT STRIKING FEMALE PASSENGER ON HEAD. FIRST AID FROM MEDIC CALLED FOR AND HEAD INJURY TREATED WITH ICE PACK.

Narrative: AS THE PAX WERE LEAVING THE ACFT AT GATE 30 AT MSP, A PAX THAT WAS SEATED AT SEAT 30C KNOCKED A BOAT MOORING POLE OUT OF THE OVERHEAD BIN WHILE RETRIEVING SOME LUGGAGE. THIS POLE STRUCK A PAX, WHO WAS SEATED IN SEAT 29B, ON THE HEAD. THIS POLE WAS CARRIED ON THE ACFT BY THE PAX WHO WAS SEATED AT SEAT 30B. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND AN ICE PACK WAS APPLIED TO PAX HEAD. BOAT MOORING POLES SHOULD BE CARRIED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS CHKED BAGGAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.