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Attributes | |
ACN | 360638 |
Time | |
Date | 199702 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lga |
State Reference | NY |
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 | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20200 flight time type : 2500 |
ASRS Report | 360638 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3700 |
ASRS Report | 360640 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A little light snow falling during engine start and taxi, approaching runway 4 instructed first officer to check wings for snow. I heard first officer yell for flight attendant. A doctor came to the cockpit and checked my pulse, (was ok). Medical assistance arrived and checked pulse and blood pressure (was ok). I removed my personal headset and put it in its case. I put my charts, eye glasses in my flight bag and closed it, got out of my seat, and sat in wheelchair and was removed from aircraft and brought to hospital. There was no damage to aircraft or injuries to passenger or crew to the best of my knowledge. Supplemental information from acn 360640: I was a deadheading captain. As we approached the takeoff end of runway 4, the aircraft made a sudden, jolting stop. Approximately 30 seconds later an announcement came over the PA requesting any doctor on board. At that time I made my presence know to flight attendants. Apparently the captain became ill -- unresponsive. The copilot shut down the engines and called for emt's. I gave my assistance to the crew. The first officer and flight attendants handled the situation very professionally. After the captain was removed I coordinated with dispatch and the local ground crew and taxied the aircraft back to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 TAXIING TO RWY 4, CAPT SUDDENLY COLLAPSES. FO STOPPED ACFT AND CALLED FOR A DOCTOR FROM THE CABIN PLUS EMER MEDICS. CAPT REMOVED FROM THE ACFT UNDER OWN PWR AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. DEADHEADING CREW MEMBER COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AND TAXIED ACFT BACK TO THE GATE.
Narrative: A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW FALLING DURING ENG START AND TAXI, APCHING RWY 4 INSTRUCTED FO TO CHK WINGS FOR SNOW. I HEARD FO YELL FOR FLT ATTENDANT. A DOCTOR CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND CHKED MY PULSE, (WAS OK). MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARRIVED AND CHKED PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE (WAS OK). I REMOVED MY PERSONAL HEADSET AND PUT IT IN ITS CASE. I PUT MY CHARTS, EYE GLASSES IN MY FLT BAG AND CLOSED IT, GOT OUT OF MY SEAT, AND SAT IN WHEELCHAIR AND WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT AND BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 360640: I WAS A DEADHEADING CAPT. AS WE APCHED THE TKOF END OF RWY 4, THE ACFT MADE A SUDDEN, JOLTING STOP. APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER AN ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OVER THE PA REQUESTING ANY DOCTOR ON BOARD. AT THAT TIME I MADE MY PRESENCE KNOW TO FLT ATTENDANTS. APPARENTLY THE CAPT BECAME ILL -- UNRESPONSIVE. THE COPLT SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND CALLED FOR EMT'S. I GAVE MY ASSISTANCE TO THE CREW. THE FO AND FLT ATTENDANTS HANDLED THE SIT VERY PROFESSIONALLY. AFTER THE CAPT WAS REMOVED I COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AND THE LCL GND CREW AND TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO THE GATE.
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.