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A commercial pilot reported passenger control on the ramp during boarding at eyw needs increased supervision. Passengers are frequently unescorted while transitioning aircraft movement areas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EYW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 233 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Boarding for passengers in eyw has some potential hazards.passengers leave the terminal and pass the regional aircraft on the way to our aircraft. The first boarding group has an escort. However; the following groups are left to wander across the ramp [unescorted]. On several occasions; I witnessed the regionals ready to taxi out across the ramp while our passengers were still trickling out from the terminal to our plane with a dazed look on their face.these passengers are not used to spinning props they are invisible to them. I see a serious accident waiting to happen on the ramp. We need better supervision on the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A commercial pilot reported passenger control on the ramp during boarding at EYW needs increased supervision. Passengers are frequently unescorted while transitioning aircraft movement areas.
Narrative: Boarding for Passengers in EYW has some potential hazards.Passengers leave the terminal and pass the regional aircraft on the way to our aircraft. The first boarding group has an escort. However; the following groups are left to wander across the ramp [unescorted]. On several occasions; I witnessed the regionals ready to taxi out across the ramp while our passengers were still trickling out from the terminal to our plane with a dazed look on their face.These passengers are NOT used to spinning props they are invisible to them. I see a serious accident waiting to happen on the ramp. We need better supervision on the ramp.
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.