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A medical helicopter flew a severely injured accident victim to the hospital where; upon removing the victim from the helicopter; they discovered he was carrying a handgun in his back pocket.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1007945 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Security |
Narrative:
We arrived on scene of a MVA [motor vehicle accident]. Upon arrival the helicopter medical crew approached the patient who was still in the ambulance and had already been packaged and immobilized by the first responders. They proceeded to move the patient from the ambulance onto the aircraft. Due to the condition of the patient we decided to execute a rapid offload at the hospital. While doing so a hospital medical employee found a small semi-automatic pistol in the patient's back pocket. Hospital security was called. I suggest that during shift briefings we talk about being more vigilant in ensuring crew safety and preventing weapons from being carried onboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A medical helicopter flew a severely injured accident victim to the hospital where; upon removing the victim from the helicopter; they discovered he was carrying a handgun in his back pocket.
Narrative: We arrived on scene of a MVA [Motor Vehicle Accident]. Upon arrival the helicopter medical crew approached the patient who was still in the ambulance and had already been packaged and immobilized by the first responders. They proceeded to move the patient from the ambulance onto the aircraft. Due to the condition of the patient we decided to execute a rapid offload at the hospital. While doing so a Hospital Medical employee found a small semi-automatic pistol in the patient's back pocket. Hospital security was called. I suggest that during shift briefings we talk about being more vigilant in ensuring crew safety and preventing weapons from being carried onboard.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.