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Helicopter parked with engine running, rotors frictioned, deplaning passenger held aloft a small child unaware of main rotor rotation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 182388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After landing helicopter in ramp area at uncontrolled airport, engine speed was reduced to idle (63%) and controllers frictioned and latched. I exited aircraft to assist passenger and remove baggage from compartments with external access. This is standard operating practice with this type aircraft and situation. As passenger exited, 1 passenger picked up 2 1/2 yr old child and held above head, apparently forgetting about turning main rotor. No one was hurt; however, a witness reported the incident to the pilot who corrected the passenger. The passenger had flown aboard this type helicopter continuously for the past 5 yrs. He had been unaware of the rotor turning for some reason. The main rotor plane is approximately 10' AGL. The maximum height of the child was approximately 7' AGL. In the future passenger will immediately exit aircraft to a point outside the main rotor disc area west/O delay and will be briefed on helicopter hazards prior to flts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELICOPTER PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, ROTORS FRICTIONED, DEPLANING PASSENGER HELD ALOFT A SMALL CHILD UNAWARE OF MAIN ROTOR ROTATION.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG HELI IN RAMP AREA AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT, ENG SPD WAS REDUCED TO IDLE (63%) AND CTLRS FRICTIONED AND LATCHED. I EXITED ACFT TO ASSIST PAX AND REMOVE BAGGAGE FROM COMPARTMENTS WITH EXTERNAL ACCESS. THIS IS STANDARD OPERATING PRACTICE WITH THIS TYPE ACFT AND SITUATION. AS PAX EXITED, 1 PAX PICKED UP 2 1/2 YR OLD CHILD AND HELD ABOVE HEAD, APPARENTLY FORGETTING ABOUT TURNING MAIN ROTOR. NO ONE WAS HURT; HOWEVER, A WITNESS RPTED THE INCIDENT TO THE PLT WHO CORRECTED THE PAX. THE PAX HAD FLOWN ABOARD THIS TYPE HELI CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST 5 YRS. HE HAD BEEN UNAWARE OF THE ROTOR TURNING FOR SOME REASON. THE MAIN ROTOR PLANE IS APPROX 10' AGL. THE MAX HEIGHT OF THE CHILD WAS APPROX 7' AGL. IN THE FUTURE PAX WILL IMMEDIATELY EXIT ACFT TO A POINT OUTSIDE THE MAIN ROTOR DISC AREA W/O DELAY AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON HELI HAZARDS PRIOR TO FLTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.