Narrative:

The incident occurred at the end of the third leg of a 14 hour day. After landing and taxiing to our normal parking spot, we were marshalled and stopped normally. The captain shut down the engines and we accomplished our checklists following company procedures. The ramp agent disappeared to the back of the aircraft. Approximately 1-2 mins later, the flight attendant opened the cabin door and stated that we were moving. The captain then reset the parking brake. From the cockpit, there was no indication of movement. After the passenger deplaned normally, the ramp agent informed the captain that the aircraft had hit the baggage loader and damaged the aircraft. The aircraft rolled backwards about 5-6 ft before contacting the baggage loader. Nothing was heard or felt in the cockpit. The impact resulted in a 1 inch by 2 inch gash in a composite portion of the aircraft just aft of the trailing edge of the left wing. The captain surveyed the damage, made the appropriate entries in the logbook, completed the remaining checklist, notified the company and secured the aircraft. In my opinion, this incident was caused by a ground crew that was not prepared to accept and properly secure an incoming aircraft and from a flight crew that did not ensure each step of the checklist was properly completed (upon resetting the parking brake the crew noticed that the brake was not in the correct up and locked position). Upon exiting the aircraft, the nose gear was not chocked. The main landing gear was chocked. The aircraft began to roll while the ramp agent was obtaining the chocks and deciding which wheels to chock. This incident could have been avoided if every parking spot used by a part 121 carrier is required to have either a chocked set of tires or chocks at a predesignated spot at the top of each parking spot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 ACFT ROLLED INTO A BAGGAGE LOADER AFTER PARKING.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF THE THIRD LEG OF A 14 HR DAY. AFTER LNDG AND TAXIING TO OUR NORMAL PARKING SPOT, WE WERE MARSHALLED AND STOPPED NORMALLY. THE CAPT SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR CHKLISTS FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCS. THE RAMP AGENT DISAPPEARED TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT. APPROX 1-2 MINS LATER, THE FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE CABIN DOOR AND STATED THAT WE WERE MOVING. THE CAPT THEN RESET THE PARKING BRAKE. FROM THE COCKPIT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MOVEMENT. AFTER THE PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY, THE RAMP AGENT INFORMED THE CAPT THAT THE ACFT HAD HIT THE BAGGAGE LOADER AND DAMAGED THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 5-6 FT BEFORE CONTACTING THE BAGGAGE LOADER. NOTHING WAS HEARD OR FELT IN THE COCKPIT. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A 1 INCH BY 2 INCH GASH IN A COMPOSITE PORTION OF THE ACFT JUST AFT OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE L WING. THE CAPT SURVEYED THE DAMAGE, MADE THE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES IN THE LOGBOOK, COMPLETED THE REMAINING CHKLIST, NOTIFIED THE COMPANY AND SECURED THE ACFT. IN MY OPINION, THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A GND CREW THAT WAS NOT PREPARED TO ACCEPT AND PROPERLY SECURE AN INCOMING ACFT AND FROM A FLC THAT DID NOT ENSURE EACH STEP OF THE CHKLIST WAS PROPERLY COMPLETED (UPON RESETTING THE PARKING BRAKE THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT UP AND LOCKED POS). UPON EXITING THE ACFT, THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT CHOCKED. THE MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS CHOCKED. THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL WHILE THE RAMP AGENT WAS OBTAINING THE CHOCKS AND DECIDING WHICH WHEELS TO CHOCK. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF EVERY PARKING SPOT USED BY A PART 121 CARRIER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE EITHER A CHOCKED SET OF TIRES OR CHOCKS AT A PREDESIGNATED SPOT AT THE TOP OF EACH PARKING SPOT.

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.