Narrative:

My captain and myself finished a 13 hour, 8 leg day with an ILS approach to lebanon, nh airport where we are based. (We flew the 2 ways prior also). Being winter our aircraft are hangared on the other side of the airport so we off-load our passenger and bags keeping our #2 engine running for a quick in and out of the ramp area. On this night, after the passenger got off one of our agents was unloading bags behind the #1 engine and while trying to hurry we thought he was done and the captain started the engine and proceeded to begin to taxi off the gate with the cargo door open and our agent behind the wing. (We only taxied about 10 ft before noticing the aft cargo door light on and stopped). The agent was blown across the ground because it had been snowing and the ramp was slippery so we needed a fair amount of power to move. Our wheels, were chocked but they just slid also. Behind us was another be-1900 for another company with its engines running as he was also getting ready to taxi to the hanger. Our agent was a little shaken up as he thought he was going to be blown into the other plane. I believe that this was a very stupid mistake on both mine and the captain's part. We rushed when we should not have and also I think being tired had some impact on our very poor awareness and cockpit resource management level. I think that it would be wise to always wait for a ramp agent to clear you to start rather than clearing yourself. Also I don't believe that single engine turns are wise either. They cause rushing. ATC (ground control) was not involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT STARTS ENG AND BEGINS TAXI WHILE AN AGENT IS STILL UNLOADING BAGS.

Narrative: MY CAPT AND MYSELF FINISHED A 13 HR, 8 LEG DAY WITH AN ILS APCH TO LEBANON, NH ARPT WHERE WE ARE BASED. (WE FLEW THE 2 WAYS PRIOR ALSO). BEING WINTER OUR ACFT ARE HANGARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT SO WE OFF-LOAD OUR PAX AND BAGS KEEPING OUR #2 ENG RUNNING FOR A QUICK IN AND OUT OF THE RAMP AREA. ON THIS NIGHT, AFTER THE PAX GOT OFF ONE OF OUR AGENTS WAS UNLOADING BAGS BEHIND THE #1 ENG AND WHILE TRYING TO HURRY WE THOUGHT HE WAS DONE AND THE CAPT STARTED THE ENG AND PROCEEDED TO BEGIN TO TAXI OFF THE GATE WITH THE CARGO DOOR OPEN AND OUR AGENT BEHIND THE WING. (WE ONLY TAXIED ABOUT 10 FT BEFORE NOTICING THE AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON AND STOPPED). THE AGENT WAS BLOWN ACROSS THE GND BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SNOWING AND THE RAMP WAS SLIPPERY SO WE NEEDED A FAIR AMOUNT OF PWR TO MOVE. OUR WHEELS, WERE CHOCKED BUT THEY JUST SLID ALSO. BEHIND US WAS ANOTHER BE-1900 FOR ANOTHER COMPANY WITH ITS ENGS RUNNING AS HE WAS ALSO GETTING READY TO TAXI TO THE HANGER. OUR AGENT WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN UP AS HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE BLOWN INTO THE OTHER PLANE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A VERY STUPID MISTAKE ON BOTH MINE AND THE CAPT'S PART. WE RUSHED WHEN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE AND ALSO I THINK BEING TIRED HAD SOME IMPACT ON OUR VERY POOR AWARENESS AND COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT LEVEL. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO ALWAYS WAIT FOR A RAMP AGENT TO CLR YOU TO START RATHER THAN CLRING YOURSELF. ALSO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SINGLE ENG TURNS ARE WISE EITHER. THEY CAUSE RUSHING. ATC (GND CTL) WAS NOT INVOLVED.

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.