Captain became ill at cle. First officer took command, returned to gate and called for medical assis...

Attributes
ACN	460074
Time
Date	199912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	460074
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Pushed from gate for deice. As we were deicing, noticed captain slumping over in seat. Captain's eyes were open but I couldn't get a response. Full body convulsions started and still no response to either physical shaking or talking. Vomiting commenced soon afterward (10-15 seconds). Called company operations and advised we needed to return to gate and needed medical attention as the captain was incapacitated. After vomiting ceased, captain's head slumped forward then raised and turned towards me. I asked if he was ok, and the response was 'I'm fine, why?' captain had no memory of the described events. Had tug come out and tow us back to the gate where the captain disembarked and was replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT BECAME ILL AT CLE. FO TOOK COMMAND, RETURNED TO GATE AND CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

Narrative: PUSHED FROM GATE FOR DEICE. AS WE WERE DEICING, NOTICED CAPT SLUMPING OVER IN SEAT. CAPT'S EYES WERE OPEN BUT I COULDN'T GET A RESPONSE. FULL BODY CONVULSIONS STARTED AND STILL NO RESPONSE TO EITHER PHYSICAL SHAKING OR TALKING. VOMITING COMMENCED SOON AFTERWARD (10-15 SECONDS). CALLED COMPANY OPS AND ADVISED WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO GATE AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTN AS THE CAPT WAS INCAPACITATED. AFTER VOMITING CEASED, CAPT'S HEAD SLUMPED FORWARD THEN RAISED AND TURNED TOWARDS ME. I ASKED IF HE WAS OK, AND THE RESPONSE WAS 'I'M FINE, WHY?' CAPT HAD NO MEMORY OF THE DESCRIBED EVENTS. HAD TUG COME OUT AND TOW US BACK TO THE GATE WHERE THE CAPT DISEMBARKED AND WAS REPLACED.

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.

Captain became ill at cle. First officer took command, returned to gate and called for medical assistance.