Small transport aircraft captain reported ELT was inadvertently activated during airport event.

Attributes
ACN	1677711
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Aircraft ELT (emergency locator transmitter) was inadvertently activated. Airport event. Medical crew was on an outside call. Medical crew were not present. Public was allowed access to aircraft interior. Children in cockpit flipped several switches including ELT. After removing the children ELT was reset. Communications center called to inquire. Pilot and copilot seat belts were cross connected from left to right to restrict cockpit access. Always have at least two crew members monitoring aircraft during public events. Do not allow public access to aircraft interior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Small transport aircraft Captain reported ELT was inadvertently activated during airport event.

Narrative: Aircraft ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) was inadvertently activated. Airport event. Medical crew was on an outside call. Medical crew were not present. Public was allowed access to aircraft interior. Children in cockpit flipped several switches including ELT. After removing the children ELT was reset. Communications Center called to inquire. Pilot and copilot seat belts were cross connected from left to right to restrict cockpit access. Always have at least two crew members monitoring aircraft during public events. Do not allow public access to aircraft interior.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.