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Alouette-2 pilot has a passenger raise his hand and receive an injury to his fingers by the main rotor blade.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SA318 Alouette II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 11300 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 697606 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
We gave a briefing to the 3 riders about boarding the helicopter by the pilot assistant mr X. Load personnel mr Y loaded the aircraft. After a $10; 2 min ride the helicopter landed. Upon exit; mr Z stood on the helicopter floor; leaned out the door; raised his hand to wave and jumped outward and upward in the air. The rotor blade contacted his hand. The pilot; mr west; did not see mr Z raise his hand and did not see the contact with the main rotor blade and shut down the helicopter at this time. The injury appeared to be in the fingers only and only 2 fingers with some bleeding. The injury did not appear to be serious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALOUETTE-2 PLT HAS A PAX RAISE HIS HAND AND RECEIVE AN INJURY TO HIS FINGERS BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
Narrative: WE GAVE A BRIEFING TO THE 3 RIDERS ABOUT BOARDING THE HELI BY THE PLT ASSISTANT MR X. LOAD PERSONNEL MR Y LOADED THE ACFT. AFTER A $10; 2 MIN RIDE THE HELI LANDED. UPON EXIT; MR Z STOOD ON THE HELI FLOOR; LEANED OUT THE DOOR; RAISED HIS HAND TO WAVE AND JUMPED OUTWARD AND UPWARD IN THE AIR. THE ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED HIS HAND. THE PLT; MR W; DID NOT SEE MR Z RAISE HIS HAND AND DID NOT SEE THE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND SHUT DOWN THE HELI AT THIS TIME. THE INJURY APPEARED TO BE IN THE FINGERS ONLY AND ONLY 2 FINGERS WITH SOME BLEEDING. THE INJURY DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.