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During a thunderstorm an unsecured baggage cart was blown into a dhc 8-100's fuselage and then number two propeller damaging it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 962827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
During a thunderstorm; an unsecured carry-on baggage cart was blown into the aircraft; and struck the fuselage and one of the blades of the number 2 propeller. No apparent damage to the fuselage; but the tip of one of the blades on the number 2 propeller was damaged. I witnessed the event from the cockpit of the aircraft. This event occurred because ground equipment was not properly secured with an impending thunderstorm. The company was contacted and made of aware of the situation and the damage. When thunderstorms or other weather situations likely to produce high winds approach an airport; all ground equipment should be secured to prevent movement and positioned in the event the securing fails it will not strike an aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During a thunderstorm an unsecured baggage cart was blown into a DHC 8-100's fuselage and then number two propeller damaging it.
Narrative: During a thunderstorm; an unsecured Carry-On Baggage Cart was blown into the aircraft; and struck the fuselage and one of the blades of the number 2 propeller. No apparent damage to the fuselage; but the tip of one of the blades on the number 2 propeller was damaged. I witnessed the event from the cockpit of the aircraft. This event occurred because ground equipment was not properly secured with an impending thunderstorm. The company was contacted and made of aware of the situation and the damage. When thunderstorms or other weather situations likely to produce high winds approach an airport; all ground equipment should be secured to prevent movement and positioned in the event the securing fails it will not strike an aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.