Reporter left aircraft controls unattended with engine running to close cargo door.

Attributes
ACN	297576
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 48 flight time type : 48
ASRS Report	297576
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was feb/xx/95 at XA20. I was late for my departure and was ready to taxi out of the ramp. Another aircraft informed me over the radio that my baggage door was open. Without thinking and since I was in a rush, I stepped out of the airplane and closed the baggage door with the engine running. Not realizing what I had done, I continued with my flight. I did not realize how grave this was until, the flight supervisor and the director of flight security spoke to me and told me how wrong I was. This event was not done on purpose, it happened quickly and what I did was done without thinking of the consequences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR LEFT ACFT CTLS UNATTENDED WITH ENG RUNNING TO CLOSE CARGO DOOR.

Narrative: IT WAS FEB/XX/95 AT XA20. I WAS LATE FOR MY DEP AND WAS READY TO TAXI OUT OF THE RAMP. ANOTHER ACFT INFORMED ME OVER THE RADIO THAT MY BAGGAGE DOOR WAS OPEN. WITHOUT THINKING AND SINCE I WAS IN A RUSH, I STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AND CLOSED THE BAGGAGE DOOR WITH THE ENG RUNNING. NOT REALIZING WHAT I HAD DONE, I CONTINUED WITH MY FLT. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW GRAVE THIS WAS UNTIL, THE FLT SUPVR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FLT SECURITY SPOKE TO ME AND TOLD ME HOW WRONG I WAS. THIS EVENT WAS NOT DONE ON PURPOSE, IT HAPPENED QUICKLY AND WHAT I DID WAS DONE WITHOUT THINKING OF THE CONSEQUENCES.

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.