Deplaning passenger subjected to propeller jet blast by other B-1900 starting engine on the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	295800
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtj
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	295800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Other air carrier X started their right engine while passenger were deplaning from my (air carrier Z) aircraft, blowing air from the propeller slipstream at my passenger. Both air carrier X and air carrier Y had ground personnel on the ramp at the time. X ground personnel cleared the pilot of the aircraft to start his right engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPLANING PAX SUBJECTED TO PROP JET BLAST BY OTHER B-1900 STARTING ENG ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: OTHER ACR X STARTED THEIR R ENG WHILE PAX WERE DEPLANING FROM MY (ACR Z) ACFT, BLOWING AIR FROM THE PROP SLIPSTREAM AT MY PAX. BOTH ACR X AND ACR Y HAD GND PERSONNEL ON THE RAMP AT THE TIME. X GND PERSONNEL CLRED THE PLT OF THE ACFT TO START HIS R ENG.

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.