<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1115772, September 2013

A dash 8 flight attendant reported a deplaning passenger struck his head on the top of the doorway as he was exiting. The reporter cited the low aircraft doorway and the possibility the passenger's baseball hat obscured his view as possible causative factors.

Attributes
ACN	1115772
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PHL.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 17.9 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 1 Flight Attendant Total 17.9 Flight Attendant Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

A man was leaving the aircraft and he hit his head. There are 2 factors contributing to this man hitting his head. 1. Low clearance of the doorway on the dash 8. 2. He was wearing a baseball cap which may have prevented him from seeing the low clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Dash 8 Flight Attendant reported a deplaning passenger struck his head on the top of the doorway as he was exiting. The reporter cited the low aircraft doorway and the possibility the passenger's baseball hat obscured his view as possible causative factors.

Narrative: A man was leaving the aircraft and he hit his head. There are 2 factors contributing to this man hitting his head. 1. Low clearance of the doorway on the Dash 8. 2. He was wearing a baseball cap which may have prevented him from seeing the low clearance.

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.