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A saab 340B aircraft sits on its tail when the passenger started to deplane since the ground crew had not placed the tail stand under the aircraft at the ramp in pit, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8845 flight time type : 1065 |
| ASRS Report | 509030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While parked at the gate deplaning passenger, the aircraft (saab 340B) tipped on its tail causing a very dangerous situation. The ground crew failed to put the tail stand in place upon parking the aircraft. Fire rescue personnel were called to help evacuate passenger from aircraft. No one was injured. Left tip horizontal stabilizer was damaged as it struck baggage cart and ground. Result of this mishap is failure of ground crew to follow aircraft securing procedures. Aircraft is now with maintenance for inspection and repair. Flight crew followed parking procedures as dictated by company policy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SAAB 340B ACFT SITS ON ITS TAIL WHEN THE PAX STARTED TO DEPLANE SINCE THE GND CREW HAD NOT PLACED THE TAIL STAND UNDER THE ACFT AT THE RAMP IN PIT, PA.
Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE DEPLANING PAX, THE ACFT (SAAB 340B) TIPPED ON ITS TAIL CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SIT. THE GND CREW FAILED TO PUT THE TAIL STAND IN PLACE UPON PARKING THE ACFT. FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO HELP EVACUATE PAX FROM ACFT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. LEFT TIP HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED AS IT STRUCK BAGGAGE CART AND GND. RESULT OF THIS MISHAP IS FAILURE OF GND CREW TO FOLLOW ACFT SECURING PROCS. ACFT IS NOW WITH MAINT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. FLT CREW FOLLOWED PARKING PROCS AS DICTATED BY COMPANY POLICY.
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.