An air carrier light transport crew attempted to taxi with their airstair door open.

Attributes
ACN	258336
Time
Date	199312
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vin
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	258336
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After engine start, the chocks were removed and, as the before taxi check was being read off, I started to move the airplane as being directed by the flagman. After about 2 ft, he told us to stop. We then noticed that the airstair door in back was still open. The first officer then got up to shut it and we continued on. I usually don't close the door. I'm usually up front first doing the required paperwork. The flow of normal duty assignments was shifted. I did not catch the door light before the engines were started. The door light used to be on the before engine start check, now it's before taxi check which I don't agree with. The before start does have a caution 'light test' on it but, due to the brightness of the day and glare, I did not catch the door caution light. I feel it was a combination of events that led to the situation. Myself coming up to the cockpit and doing the paperwork after the first officer was already on board. The door not being on the before start checklist. Complacency. After flying 90-100 hours every month a certain flow is established which at that time was broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT CREW ATTEMPTED TO TAXI WITH THEIR AIRSTAIR DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: AFTER ENG START, THE CHOCKS WERE REMOVED AND, AS THE BEFORE TAXI CHK WAS BEING READ OFF, I STARTED TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE AS BEING DIRECTED BY THE FLAGMAN. AFTER ABOUT 2 FT, HE TOLD US TO STOP. WE THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRSTAIR DOOR IN BACK WAS STILL OPEN. THE FO THEN GOT UP TO SHUT IT AND WE CONTINUED ON. I USUALLY DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR. I'M USUALLY UP FRONT FIRST DOING THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK. THE FLOW OF NORMAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WAS SHIFTED. I DID NOT CATCH THE DOOR LIGHT BEFORE THE ENGS WERE STARTED. THE DOOR LIGHT USED TO BE ON THE BEFORE ENG START CHK, NOW IT'S BEFORE TAXI CHK WHICH I DON'T AGREE WITH. THE BEFORE START DOES HAVE A CAUTION 'LIGHT TEST' ON IT BUT, DUE TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE DAY AND GLARE, I DID NOT CATCH THE DOOR CAUTION LIGHT. I FEEL IT WAS A COMBINATION OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE SIT. MYSELF COMING UP TO THE COCKPIT AND DOING THE PAPERWORK AFTER THE FO WAS ALREADY ON BOARD. THE DOOR NOT BEING ON THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. COMPLACENCY. AFTER FLYING 90-100 HRS EVERY MONTH A CERTAIN FLOW IS ESTABLISHED WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS BROKEN.

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.