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Attributes | |
ACN | 363200 |
Time | |
Date | 199703 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phx |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 22707 flight time type : 2066 |
ASRS Report | 363200 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Fell on jetway exterior stairs in anchorage, alaska -- found unconscious at bottom of steps. Spent months recuperating from head, kidney and leg injury. Medical returned by FAA in february 1997. Really don't believe head injury was properly addressed by agency. Produced physical to company as per operations manual. (In court with company and their insurance carrier over hassles.) only training required by company was 3 days recurrent ground school and 3 takeoffs and lndgs in simulator before they wanted me to fly a line trip. No concerns for my injuries, especially 'head,' unconscious for (?), and believing 3 bounces in a simulator would qualify myself. Can't afford to lose my physical due to company's insurance and non compliance with work comp requirements and contract requirements. I tell company I'm unfit to fly, company discontinues my pay and benefits and family's, and same happens if I advise FAA I am possibly not physically fit and same as above happens. No training, only time will tell outcome. I am flying today not fully retrained and with possible future medical problems arising, losing my career and medical with no benefits as required under law or contract.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR A320 FO RPTS THAT HE WAS MEDICALLY REQUALIFIED BY THE FAA AFTER FALLING DOWN THE JETWAY STAIRS AND LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS. HIS COMPANY THEN REQUALIFIED HIM FOR LINE FLYING AS PER THE FAA REQUIREMENTS. BUT, THE RPTR DOES NOT FEEL THAT HE IS, IN FACT, QUALIFIED PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY OR BY HIS TRAINING.
Narrative: FELL ON JETWAY EXTERIOR STAIRS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT BOTTOM OF STEPS. SPENT MONTHS RECUPERATING FROM HEAD, KIDNEY AND LEG INJURY. MEDICAL RETURNED BY FAA IN FEBRUARY 1997. REALLY DON'T BELIEVE HEAD INJURY WAS PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY AGENCY. PRODUCED PHYSICAL TO COMPANY AS PER OPS MANUAL. (IN COURT WITH COMPANY AND THEIR INSURANCE CARRIER OVER HASSLES.) ONLY TRAINING REQUIRED BY COMPANY WAS 3 DAYS RECURRENT GND SCHOOL AND 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS IN SIMULATOR BEFORE THEY WANTED ME TO FLY A LINE TRIP. NO CONCERNS FOR MY INJURIES, ESPECIALLY 'HEAD,' UNCONSCIOUS FOR (?), AND BELIEVING 3 BOUNCES IN A SIMULATOR WOULD QUALIFY MYSELF. CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE MY PHYSICAL DUE TO COMPANY'S INSURANCE AND NON COMPLIANCE WITH WORK COMP REQUIREMENTS AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. I TELL COMPANY I'M UNFIT TO FLY, COMPANY DISCONTINUES MY PAY AND BENEFITS AND FAMILY'S, AND SAME HAPPENS IF I ADVISE FAA I AM POSSIBLY NOT PHYSICALLY FIT AND SAME AS ABOVE HAPPENS. NO TRAINING, ONLY TIME WILL TELL OUTCOME. I AM FLYING TODAY NOT FULLY RETRAINED AND WITH POSSIBLE FUTURE MEDICAL PROBS ARISING, LOSING MY CAREER AND MEDICAL WITH NO BENEFITS AS REQUIRED UNDER LAW OR CONTRACT.
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.