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PIREP, DC9-30, mother was holding child when child jumped out of her arms and hit head. Priority landing. Called for paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 473639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : monther (rpt 4) |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A flight attendant advised us that a child hit his head while in the mother's care. No laceration or abnormal reactions were shown by the child. The mother claimed that the child jumped out of her arms. I notified my airline that we needed paramedics to meet the aircraft and ATC for priority handling (for landing). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the child was a little girl around 2 yrs old. He believes that the seat belt sign was turned on, when the child took a 'nose dive' out of the mother's lap. She had a big knot on her head. When the captain went back to see them, he came away with a very disturbing feeling that the mother wasn't watching the child, ie, lack of supervision. Paramedics took the child off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIREP, DC9-30, MOTHER WAS HOLDING CHILD WHEN CHILD JUMPED OUT OF HER ARMS AND HIT HEAD. PRIORITY LNDG. CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: A FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED US THAT A CHILD HIT HIS HEAD WHILE IN THE MOTHER'S CARE. NO LACERATION OR ABNORMAL REACTIONS WERE SHOWN BY THE CHILD. THE MOTHER CLAIMED THAT THE CHILD JUMPED OUT OF HER ARMS. I NOTIFIED MY AIRLINE THAT WE NEEDED PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE ACFT AND ATC FOR PRIORITY HANDLING (FOR LNDG). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE CHILD WAS A LITTLE GIRL AROUND 2 YRS OLD. HE BELIEVES THAT THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON, WHEN THE CHILD TOOK A 'NOSE DIVE' OUT OF THE MOTHER'S LAP. SHE HAD A BIG KNOT ON HER HEAD. WHEN THE CAPT WENT BACK TO SEE THEM, HE CAME AWAY WITH A VERY DISTURBING FEELING THAT THE MOTHER WASN'T WATCHING THE CHILD, IE, LACK OF SUPERVISION. PARAMEDICS TOOK THE CHILD OFF.
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.